- Definitions|2
- Thesaurus|1.3k
- Abbreviations|0
135 entries under sham topic. ×
| fable(deception, lie, story, untruth) | |
| fallaciousness(deception, lie, story, untruth) | |
| fallacy(deception, lie, story, falseness) | |
| farce(noun, deception, fraud, trifling) | |
| fib(deception, lie, story, falseness) | |
| fibbery(deception, lie, story, untruth) | |
| fiction(deception, lie, story, untruth) | |
| figment(deception, lie, story, untruth) | |
| gag(noun, cover, show, trick) | |
| half truth(expression, deception, lie, story) | |
| hoax(noun, fake, trick, copy, deception) | |
| hogwash(deception, lie, story, nonsense) | |
| jest(joke, parody, drivel, garbage) | |
| joke(deception, dishonesty, fraud, deceit) | |
| lie(noun, cover, trick, deception) | |
| line(deception, lie, story, untruth) | |
| misstatement(noun, cover, show, trick, deception) | |
| perjury(deception, lie, story, untruth) | |
| posturing(noun, cover, show, fake, trick) | |
| prevarication(deception, lie, fraud, deceit) |
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