SHAM

(noun) something that is a counterfeit; not what it seems to be
synonyms : fake , postiche
(noun) a person who makes deceitful pretenses
synonyms : fake , faker , fraud , imposter , impostor , pretender , pseud , pseudo , role player , shammer
(verb) make believe with the intent to deceive
"He feigned that he was ill", "He shammed a headache"
synonyms : affect , dissemble , feign , pretend
Carla pretended that she had embroidered the beautiful handkerchief. -added by naila_inlas
(verb) make a pretence of
"She assumed indifference, even though she was seething with anger", "he feigned sleep"
synonyms : assume , feign , simulate
(adj.) 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"
synonyms : assumed , false , fictitious , fictive , pretended , put on

Mnemonics for sham

(Tag: ) sham sounds like scam...both have almost the same negative meaning..
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(Tag: ) if u have some shame u wud not sham
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(Tag: ) my friend SHyAM always shams that he did not study...but he always tops d class...!!!
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(Tag: ) sounds like "scam" and in a scam you pretend a lot of things.
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(Tag: ) SHAM and FRANK are antonyms. While sham means to fake something, frank is to be clear and truthful about it.
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(Tag: ) Sham <-> Scam .. You have to pretend that the HAM that you are selling is made up of processed cheese .. That means you are shamming to lure customers .. What a dirty scam! Playing with religious sentiments!
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