- Definitions|2
- Thesaurus|1.3k
- Abbreviations|0
135 entries under sham topic. ×
| schtick(noun, cover, show, trick) | |
| showing off(verb, expression, phrasal verb, show) | |
| shuffling(noun, cover, show, trick) | |
| story(deception, lie, fantasy, falseness) | |
| stunt(noun, performance, cover, show, trick) | |
| tale(deception, lie, story, falseness) | |
| tall tale(expression, deception, lie, story) | |
| untruism(deception, lie, story, untruth) | |
| untruthfulness(deception, lie, story, untruth) | |
| whopper(deception, lie, story, untruth) | |
| wile(noun, cover, show, trick, copy) | |
| yarn(deception, lie, story, untruth) | |
| artificial position(noun, expression, fake, mannerism) | |
| attitude(noun, performance, show, fake) | |
| bearing(noun, appearance, fake, impression) | |
| butt(joke, parody, travesty) | |
| carriage(noun, fake, mannerism) | |
| going Hollywood(expression, show, exaggeration, pretension) | |
| lampoon(joke, parody, travesty, charade) | |
| lampoonery(parody, charade) |
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