Sham Synonyms and Antonyms

shăm
A false, derisive, or impudent imitation of something
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. burlesque
  2. caricature
  3. farce
  4. travesty
  5. mock
  6. mockery
  7. parody
To behave affectedly or insincerely or take on a false or misleading appearance of
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. counterfeit
  2. fake
  3. feign
  4. pretend
  5. simulate
  6. act
  7. dissemble
  8. artificial
  9. bluff
  10. bogus
  11. cheat
  12. copy
  13. deceit
  14. deceive
  15. deception
  16. dissimulate
  17. façade
  18. play-act
  19. false
  20. farce
  21. feigned
  22. pose
  23. fictitious
  24. flimflam
  25. forgery
  26. fraud
  27. hoax
  28. hypocrisy
  29. imitate
  30. imitation
  31. put-on
  32. imposter
  33. imposture
  34. mock
  35. mockery
  36. personate
  37. phony
  38. pretense
  39. simulacrum
  40. substitute
  41. synthetic
  42. travesty
  43. trick
  44. trickery
Antonyms:
  1. tell truth
To take on or give a false appearance of
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. feign
  2. assume
  3. affect
  4. simulate
  5. pretend
  6. counterfeit
  7. fake
  8. put-on
  9. dissemble
Hoax
(Noun)
Antonyms:
  1. genuine article

Words Related to Sham

Related words are words that are directly connected to each other through their meaning, even if they are not synonyms or antonyms. This connection may be general or specific, or the words may appear frequently together.

Sham Sentence Examples

  • The name was particularly used of the supporters of the Exclusion Bill in 1680, with the meaning of "sham Protestant."

  • However, the protection granted to them was a mere sham, and the Catalans were soon the victims of the revenge of Philip of Spain.

  • This was attributable to the lingering yet potent influence of an unhappy past was held by some; while others attributed the weakness to the viceregal office and the effects of a sham court.

  • It seems the whole kidnapping was a sham.

  • The process of complaining is a sham, made unnecessarily complicated.

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