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Meaning & Definition of Sham in English

English

Sham

/ʃæm/

noun

1. Something that is a counterfeit

  • Not what it seems to be
synonym:
  • fake,
  • sham,
  • postiche

2. A person who makes deceitful pretenses

synonym:
  • imposter,
  • impostor,
  • pretender,
  • fake,
  • faker,
  • fraud,
  • sham,
  • shammer,
  • pseudo,
  • pseud,
  • role player

verb

1. Make a pretence of

  • "She assumed indifference, even though she was seething with anger"
  • "He feigned sleep"
synonym:
  • simulate,
  • assume,
  • sham,
  • feign

2. Make believe with the intent to deceive

  • "He feigned that he was ill"
  • "He shammed a headache"
synonym:
  • feign,
  • sham,
  • pretend,
  • affect,
  • dissemble

adjective

1. Adopted in order to deceive

  • "An assumed name"
  • "An assumed cheerfulness"
  • "A fictitious address"
  • "Fictive sympathy"
  • "A pretended interest"
  • "A put-on childish voice"
  • "Sham modesty"
synonym:
  • assumed,
  • false,
  • fictitious,
  • fictive,
  • pretended,
  • put on,
  • sham