Sham

Meaning of Sham

noun
  1. A fake; an imitation that purports to be genuine.
    The time-share deal was a sham.
  2. Trickery, hoaxing.
    A con-man must be skilled in the arts of sham and deceit.
  3. A false front, or removable ornamental covering.
  4. A decorative cover for a pillow.
verb
  1. To deceive, cheat, lie.
  2. To obtrude by fraud or imposition.
  3. To assume the manner and character of; to imitate; to ape; to feign.
adjective
  1. Intended to deceive; false.
    It was only a sham wedding: they didn't care much for one another, but wanted their parents to stop hassling them.
  2. Counterfeit; unreal

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Hyphenation of Sham

Sham

  • It consists of 1 syllables and 4 chars.
  • Sham is a word monosyllabic because it has one syllable

Sham synonyms

Meaning assumed:

assumed, false, fictitious, fictive, pretended

Meaning fake:

fake, postiche

Meaning imposter:

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

Meaning simulate:

simulate, assume, feign

Meaning feign:

feign, pretend, affect, dissemble

Meaning :

mock

Sham antonyms

Meaning :

genuine, real, sincere

Anagrams of Sham

hams, mash, samh

Words that rhyme with Sham

sham, Basham, masham, Evesham, Gresham, Lewisham, shisham, sisham, Hailsham, Topsham, Amersham, Gersham, Horsham, Petersham, Worsham, petersham, Heysham, Hysham

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