- Definitions|2
- Thesaurus|1.3k
- Abbreviations|0
135 entries under sham topic. ×
| pretence(noun, deception, lie, dishonesty) | |
| veil(noun, appearance, cover, show, cause) | |
| air(noun, appearance, cover, show, fake) | |
| cover-up(noun, cover, information, cause, top) | |
| dissimulation(noun, cover, show, trick, deception) | |
| evasion(noun, cover, show, trick, deception) | |
| front(noun, performance, appearance, cover, show) | |
| pageant(fantasy, story, disguise, joke) | |
| pose(noun, performance, appearance, cover, show) | |
| act(noun, cover, show, fake, trick) | |
| fabrication(noun, cover, show, deception, counterfeit) | |
| falsification(noun, cover, show, trick) | |
| mannerism(noun, show, fake, honest, true) | |
| acting(noun, cover, show, trick, honest) | |
| appearance(noun, cover, show, cause, finish) | |
| artificiality(noun, show, exaggeration, pretension) | |
| fake(noun, verb, performance, appearance, cover) | |
| fakery(noun, cover, show, trick, deception) | |
| falsehood(noun, trick, lie, fraud) | |
| insincerity(noun, cover, show, trick, deception) |
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