- Definitions|2
- Thesaurus|1.3k
- Abbreviations|0
143 entries under sham topic. ×
| pretended(adjective, fake, false, counterfeit, mock) | |
| pretension(noun, cover, fake, trick, counterfeit) | |
| assumed(adjective, fake, false, unusual, counterfeit) | |
| disguise(noun, suppress, covering, story) | |
| synthetic(adjective, fake, false, unusual, strange) | |
| ersatz(adjective, fake, false, unusual, strange) | |
| so-called(adjective, fake, counterfeit, mock, pretend) | |
| fabricated(adjective, fake, false, unusual, strange) | |
| invention(noun, trick, confusion, deception, impression) | |
| phony(noun, adjective, fake, copy, false) | |
| apocryphal(adjective, fake, false, counterfeit) | |
| appearance(trick, con, falsehood, cloak) | |
| colored(adjective, fake, counterfeit, phony) | |
| distorted(adjective, fake, counterfeit, phony) | |
| factitious(adjective, fake, false, unusual, strange) | |
| forged(adjective, fake, false, counterfeit, mock) | |
| insincere(adjective, fake, unusual, strange, counterfeit) | |
| ostensible(adjective, fake, counterfeit, mock) | |
| pageant(noun, cover, counterfeit, face, contest) | |
| pretext(noun, fake, trick, effect, face) |
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