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sham

/ˈʃeə̯m/noun, verb, adjective1 syllable

Sham means: a person who makes deceitful pretenses.

Synonyms for sham28

noun, as in a person who makes deceitful pretenses

imposter, impostor, pretender, fake, faker, fraud, shammer, pseudo, pseud, role player

noun, as in something that is a counterfeit; not what it seems to be

fake, postiche

verb, as in make believe with the intent to deceive

feign, pretend, affect, dissemble, make, make believe

verb, as in make a pretence of

simulate, assume, feign

adjective, as in adopted in order to deceive

assumed, false, fictitious, fictive, pretended, put on, counterfeit, imitative

also used for sham

mock

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What does sham mean?5

noun

1

a person who makes deceitful pretenses

2

something that is a counterfeit; not what it seems to be

adjective

1

adopted in order to deceive“an assumed name”

verb

1

make believe with the intent to deceive“He feigned that he was ill”

2

make a pretence of“She assumed indifference, even though she was seething with anger”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with sham?25

two syllables

exam

three syllables

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Sham in a sentence

  • With all its sham, drudgery and broken dreams; it is still a beautiful world.BraveSentry
  • This sham election is a disgrace to democracy.Lumi
  • Because so many people want a European passport, sham marriages are on the rise.alec
  • This might all be a sham.CM
  • This might be all a sham.CM
  • The Bermuda Triangle is a sham.marcelostockle
  • Tom and Mary are in a sham marriage.rul
  • Tom has a sham marriage with Mary, but John is his real soulmate.rul

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Forms of sham

as a noun

plural
shams

as a verb

past tense
shammed
present participle
shamming
third-person singular
shams
past participle
shammed