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sham
[ sham ]
noun
- something that is not what it purports to be; a spurious imitation; fraud or hoax.
Synonyms:
- a person who shams; shammer.
- a cover or the like for giving a thing a different outward appearance:
a pillow sham.
adjective
- pretended; counterfeit; feigned:
sham attacks; a sham Gothic façade.
Synonyms: , ,
Antonyms:
- designed, made, or used as a sham.
verb (used with object)
- to produce an imitation of.
Synonyms:
- to assume the appearance of; pretend to have:
to sham illness.
Synonyms: ,
verb (used without object)
- to make a false show of something; pretend.
sham
/ ʃæ³¾ /
noun
- anything that is not what it purports or appears to be
- something false, fake, or fictitious that purports to be genuine
- a person who pretends to be something other than he is
adjective
- counterfeit or false; simulated
verb
- to falsely assume the appearance of (something); counterfeit
to sham illness
Derived Forms
- ˈ²õ³ó²¹³¾³¾±ð°ù, noun
Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms
- ³Ü²Ô·²õ³ó²¹³¾³¾±ð»å adjective
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of sham1
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of sham1
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
Putting aside the emptiness of GOP committee members’ concern over youngsters being more harmed by anything on PBS than the vast frontier of the notoriously family-friendly Internet, the entire display was a sham.
Judge William Alsup called the sacking of these employees part of a "sham" strategy that aimed to circumvent proper procedures for reducing the federal workforce.
Critics have described the announcement as a sham designed to maintain the junta's power through proxy political parties.
The suit alleges that the foreclosure “was part of a sham to defraud creditors†and did not disrupt business operations.
He used a network of associates in England to operate a string of sham modelling agencies and photography studios in cities including London, Manchester, Leeds, Bristol, Coventry and Nottingham.
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