All sham synonyms
sham
S s noun sham
- caricature β A caricature of someone is a drawing or description of them that exaggerates their appearance or behaviour in a humorous or critical way.
- charlatan β You describe someone as a charlatan when they pretend to have skills or knowledge that they do not really possess.
- bumper β Bumpers are bars at the front and back of a vehicle which protect it if it bumps into something.
- deceptiveness β apt or tending to deceive: The enemy's peaceful overtures may be deceptive.
- dummy β a representation or copy of something, as for displaying to indicate appearance: a display of lipstick dummies made of colored plastic.
- chicane β a bridge or whist hand without trumps
- horse trader β a person who is shrewd and clever at bargaining.
- coverup β an attempt to keep blunders, crimes, etc. from being disclosed
- bon mot β A bon mot is a clever, witty remark.
- false front β a faΓ§ade falsifying the size, finish, or importance of a building, especially one having a humble purpose or cheap construction.
- charade β If you describe someone's actions as a charade, you mean that their actions are so obviously false that they do not convince anyone.
- curveball β a ball pitched in a curving path so as to make it more difficult to hit
- grandstand play β an ostentatious play, as in a sport, overemphasized deliberately to elicit applause from spectators.
- hoser β a person who is considered unintelligent or uncouth, especially a beer-drinking man.
- quack β a fraudulent or ignorant pretender to medical skill.
- beguiler β to influence by trickery, flattery, etc.; mislead; delude.
- falsehood β a false statement; lie. Synonyms: fabrication, prevarication, falsification, canard, invention, fiction, story.
- act β When you act, you do something for a particular purpose.
- deceit β Deceit is behaviour that is deliberately intended to make people believe something which is not true.
- fraudster β A person who practices fraud; a swindler.
- forgery β the crime of falsely making or altering a writing by which the legal rights or obligations of another person are apparently affected; simulated signing of another person's name to any such writing whether or not it is also the forger's name.
- bed linen β Bed linen is sheets and pillowcases.
adj sham
- hollywood β the NW part of Los Angeles, Calif.: center of the American motion-picture industry.
- false β not true or correct; erroneous: a false statement.
- factitious β not spontaneous or natural; artificial; contrived: factitious laughter; factitious enthusiasm.
- hammy β characteristic of a person who overacts.
- campy β Campy means the same as camp.
- blue-sky β of or denoting theoretical research without regard to any future application of its result
- barmecidal β giving only the illusion of plenty; illusory: a Barmecidal banquet.
- meretricious β alluring by a show of flashy or vulgar attractions; tawdry.
- hyped up β intensively or excessively stimulated or exaggerated: an economy hyped-up by arms spending.
- floater β a person or thing that floats.
- misrepresentative β to represent incorrectly, improperly, or falsely.
- misborn β (now rare) Born prematurely; abortive.
- feigned β pretended; sham; counterfeit: feigned enthusiasm.
- affected β If you describe someone's behaviour as affected, you disapprove of the fact that they behave in an unnatural way that is intended to impress other people.
- make-believe β pretense, especially of an innocent or playful kind; feigning; sham: the make-believe of children playing.
adjective sham
verb sham
- doublecross β To betray someone by leading them into trap after having gained their trust and led them to believe that they were actually being aided.
- antiquing β of or belonging to the past; not modern.
- make as if β to bring into existence by shaping or changing material, combining parts, etc.: to make a dress; to make a channel; to make a work of art.
- doublespeak β evasive, ambiguous language that is intended to deceive or confuse.
- caricaturing β a picture, description, etc., ludicrously exaggerating the peculiarities or defects of persons or things: His caricature of the mayor in this morning's paper is the best he's ever drawn.
- go around β an act or instance of going around something, as a circle, course, or traffic pattern, and returning to the starting point.
- lay it on thick β to put or place in a horizontal position or position of rest; set down: to lay a book on a desk.
- assume β If you assume that something is true, you imagine that it is true, sometimes wrongly.
- feign β to represent fictitiously; put on an appearance of: to feign sickness.