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Synonyms for "sham" in English

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Detailed Synonyms for sham in English

sham:

sham [the ~] nom

  1. the sham
    the excuse; the sham; the story
  2. the sham
    the sham; the tinsel; the gilt
  3. the sham
    the sham; the farce; the make-believe
  4. the sham
    the equivocator; the sham
  5. the sham
    the pretence; the sham; the pretense
  6. the sham
    – something that is a counterfeit; not what it seems to be 1
    the fake; the sham; the postiche
    – something that is a counterfeit; not what it seems to be 1

to sham verbe (shams, shammed, shamming)

  1. to sham
    to pretend; to feign; to sham; to do as if
    • pretend verbe (pretends, pretended, pretending)
    • feign verbe (feigns, feigned, feigning)
    • sham verbe (shams, shammed, shamming)
    • do as if verbe (does as if, did as if, doing as if)
  2. to sham
    to pretend; to stage; to sham; to do as if; to feign
    • pretend verbe (pretends, pretended, pretending)
    • stage verbe (stages, staged, staging)
    • sham verbe (shams, shammed, shamming)
    • do as if verbe (does as if, did as if, doing as if)
    • feign verbe (feigns, feigned, feigning)
  3. to sham
    – make believe with the intent to deceive 1
    to affect; to pretend; to sham; to feign; to dissemble
    – make believe with the intent to deceive 1
    • affect verbe (affects, affected, affecting)
    • pretend verbe (pretends, pretended, pretending)
    • sham verbe (shams, shammed, shamming)
      • He shammed a headache1
    • feign verbe (feigns, feigned, feigning)
      • He feigned that he was ill1
    • dissemble verbe (dissembles, dissembled, dissembling)
  4. to sham
    – make a pretence of 1
    to assume; to sham; to feign; to simulate
    – make a pretence of 1
    • assume verbe (assumes, assumed, assuming)
      • She assumed indifference, even though she was seething with anger1
    • sham verbe (shams, shammed, shamming)
    • feign verbe (feigns, feigned, feigning)
      • he feigned sleep1
    • simulate verbe (simulates, simulated, simulating)

Conjugations for sham:

present
  1. sham
  2. sham
  3. shams
  4. sham
  5. sham
  6. sham
simple past
  1. shammed
  2. shammed
  3. shammed
  4. shammed
  5. shammed
  6. shammed
present perfect
  1. have shammed
  2. have shammed
  3. has shammed
  4. have shammed
  5. have shammed
  6. have shammed
past continuous
  1. was shamming
  2. were shamming
  3. was shamming
  4. were shamming
  5. were shamming
  6. were shamming
future
  1. shall sham
  2. will sham
  3. will sham
  4. shall sham
  5. will sham
  6. will sham
continuous present
  1. am shamming
  2. are shamming
  3. is shamming
  4. are shamming
  5. are shamming
  6. are shamming
subjunctive
  1. be shammed
  2. be shammed
  3. be shammed
  4. be shammed
  5. be shammed
  6. be shammed
diverse
  1. sham!
  2. let's sham!
  5. shammed
  6. shamming
1. I, 2. you, 3. he/she/it, 4. we, 5. you, 6. they

sham adj

  1. sham
    false; fictitious; faked; feigned; sham; stingy; not genuine; bogus; mean
  2. sham
    lied; sham
  3. sham
    – adopted in order to deceive 1
    sham; false; fictitious; put on; pretended; fictive; assumed
    – adopted in order to deceive 1

Related Words for "sham":

  • shaming, shams

Alternate Synonyms for "sham":


Related Definitions for "sham":

  1. adopted in order to deceive1
    • sham modesty1
  2. something that is a counterfeit; not what it seems to be1
  3. make believe with the intent to deceive1
    • He shammed a headache1
  4. make a pretence of1

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