- Definitions|3
- Thesaurus|1.9k
- Abbreviations|0
139 entries under sham topic. ×
| claim(trick, con, falsehood, cloak) | |
| cloak(cover, show, trick, color) | |
| dumb act(expression, trick, con, falsehood) | |
| farce(trick, fraud, joke, pretense) | |
| fibbery(lie, story, untruth) | |
| half truth(expression, lie, story, untruth) | |
| lampoon(fake, joke, parody, caricature) | |
| laughingstock(joke, parody, travesty) | |
| mimicry(joke, pretense, parody, farce) | |
| mock(trick, fraud, joke, pretense) | |
| parody(joke, pretense, satire, farce) | |
| posturing(trick, con, falsehood, cloak) | |
| routine(trick, con) | |
| schtick(trick, con, falsehood, cloak) | |
| send-up(fake, joke, parody, caricature) | |
| take-off(fake, joke, parody, caricature) | |
| untruism(lie, story, untruth) | |
| veneer(trick, con, falsehood, cloak) | |
| yarn(lie, story, untruth) |
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