Sham

Synonyms for sham
adj artificial, counterfeit

fraudulent
fictitious
phony
bogus
fake
dummy
affected

ersatz
mock
assumed
plaster
pretend
pseudo
misleading

pretended
synthetic
feigned
imitation
simulated
make-believe
forged

adulterated
lying
substitute
so-called
spurious
untrue
false

Antonyms for sham

authentic
real
sincere

truthful
honest
genuine

true
natural

Synonyms
noun hoax, trick

fraud
farce
mockery
hypocrisy
whitewash
forgery
travesty
pretend
cheat
cant

imitation
fake
facade
pretext
counterfeit
sell
caricature
deception
mock
imposture

feint
flimflam
burlesque
deceit
spoof
pretense
cover-up
impostor
pseudo
smoke

put-on
false front
snow job
pharisaism
phoniness
fakery
jive
hypocriticalness

Antonyms

honesty
solemnity
reality
frankness

truthfulness
uprightness
seriousness
original

truth
openness

Synonyms
verb trick; pull a hoax

lie
feign
bluff
assume
sucker
create
pretend

invent
act
mislead
imitate
simulate
fake
ape

affect
copy
mock
counterfeit
play possum
put on
do a number

fake it
make like
put up a front
shuck and jive

Antonyms

tell truth

be honest

be original