- Definitions|3
- Thesaurus|1.9k
- Abbreviations|0
139 entries under sham topic. ×
| jest(noun, catch, trick, sport) | |
| jive(noun, craft, fix, wrong, cheat) | |
| joke(noun, trick, fraud, deceit) | |
| line(cover, lie, story, deceit) | |
| make-believe(noun, fancy, fake, trick, confusion) | |
| mask(cover, show, trick, face, color) | |
| misstatement(trick, lie, con, story) | |
| pretentiousness(noun, trick, con, falsehood) | |
| shady deal(noun, expression, cheat, trick, speed) | |
| shakedown(cheat, trick, con, deceit) | |
| shell game(noun, expression, cheat, trick, swindle) | |
| shuffling(cover, line, trick, con) | |
| sucker game(noun, expression, cheat, trick, speed) | |
| tale(lie, dishonesty, story, deceit) | |
| tall tale(expression, lie, story, untruth) | |
| travesty(fake, trick, fraud, joke) | |
| untruthfulness(lie, dishonesty, story, deceit) | |
| veil(cover, show, trick, color) | |
| whopper(lie, dishonesty, story, deceit) | |
| butt(joke, parody, travesty) |
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