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Noun
▲
Someone who practices trickery or deceit
fraud
fake
pretenseUS
pretenceUK
charlatan
impostor
imposture
pretender
counterfeit
faker
fiction
hoaxer
imitation
imposter
phoneyUK
phonyUS
hoax
humbug
lie
quack
cheat
con
dissembler
fakir
masquerader
mountebank
pseud
quacksalver
ringer
wolf in sheep's clothing
betrayer
two-timer
dissimulator
traitor
serpent
pharisee
backslider
casuist
malingerer
hook
bigot
informer
sophist
snake in the grass
turncoat
two-face
attitudinizer
Judas
snake
lip server
rat
quisling
apostate
recreant
backstabber
spiv
spoofer
fink
snitch
feigner
bamboozler
hoaxster
pro
gambler
pietist
Pecksniff
amateur
canter
sanctimonious person
Holy Willie
Pharisee
flip-flopper
bluenose
schemer
troublemaker
tartuffe
incompetent
creeping Jesus
whited sepulcher
bungler
cardsharp
bumbler
blunderer
nonprofessional
bodger
unscrupulous operator
cowboy
more ❯
“In reality, he has no connection to these heroes of old and is nothing but a sham and charlatan.”
Noun
▲
A false front or fake act
fakery
act
charade
con
facade
simulation
deceit
deception
façade
forgery
hoax
pretenseUS
pretext
trick
dissembling
feint
flimflam
imposture
jive
lie
phoniness
pretenceUK
burlesque
counterfeit
faking
feigning
fiction
humbug
imitation
sell
smoke
spoof
play-acting
false front
put-on
put-up job
cover-up
snow job
more ❯
“It was all just a sham, for the angelic-looking and fresh-faced girl walking toward him was not what she seemed.”
Noun
▲
A fraudulent imitation of something else
fake
phoneyUK
counterfeit
forgery
hoax
phonyUS
fraud
copy
imitation
reproduction
replica
dummy
mock-up
dupe
likeness
facsimile
lookalike
pirate
knock-off
carbon copy
duplicate
rip-off
model
duplication
carbon
pseudo
imposture
replication
clone
simulation
miniature
effigy
impersonation
similarity
cast
mirror
study
pattern
offprint
tracing
archetype
ectype
type
portrait
impression
photograph
mimeograph
rubbings
transcript
reprint
microfiche
Photostat
imprint
photocopy
hard copy
simulacre
following
doubling
spawn
equivalent
cognate
analogUS
illustration
referent
correlate
correlative
correspondent
emulation
figure
double
beta version
prototype
test case
analogueUK
figurine
statuette
statue
copycat
look-alike
spitting image
dead ringer
more ❯
“While you won't do jail time for sporting a sham designer handbag, there's a good chance you'll have it taken away from you.”
Noun
▲
A false, absurd, or distorted representation of something
caricature
farce
mockery
joke
parody
travesty
cartoon
distortion
satire
lampoon
send-up
spoof
charade
pretenceUK
burlesque
pretenseUS
takeoff
mimicry
poor substitute
misrepresentation
take-off
laughing stock
shambles
absurdity
perversion
apology
play
mock
malarkey
excuse
rigmarole
drama
butt
stooge
fool
victim
dupe
goat
fair game
spectacle
exhibition
fall guy
target
more ❯
“What he'd thought was a united front was a total sham.”
Noun
▲
Pillow sham
pillowcase
bedding
linen
pillow sham
pillowslip
slip
slipcase
slipcover
Noun
▲
Bed sheet
bed linen
bedclothes
bedcovers
bedding
blanket
covers
pillowcase
sheet
bed sheet
dust ruffle
duvet cover
pillow slip
sheeting
sheets
duvet
quilt
coverlet
eiderdown
comforter
linen
blankets
pillow
bedlinen
counterpane
throw
bedclothing
bed clothes
cover
bedspread
spread
coverlets
bedspreads
throws
quilts
comforters
counterpanes
duvets
afghans
rugs
haps
bedcoverings
karosses
doonas
electric blankets
tarpaulins
covering
serapes
pillowcases
pillows
bedlinens
thick
groundsheets
shawls
loose covers
wraps
steamer rugs
lap robes
bed covers
ground cloths
tarps
pouffesUK
down
pourpoints
patchwork
puff
batts
continental quilts
downies
pads
poufsUS
more ❯
Noun
▲
Joking, tricks
fooling
joking
kidding
malarkey
nonsense
tricks
bluffing
farce
mockery
shamming
teasing
trifling
buffoonery
clownishness
pretenceUK
skylarking
frolicking
horseplay
jesting
joshing
pretenseUS
roughhouse
roughhousing
rowdiness
spoofing
high jinks
making light
Noun
▲
A bag of cloth stuffed with a mass of soft material, used as a comfortable support for sitting or leaning on
cushion
bolster
headrest
pillow
beanbag
pad
squab
hassock
buffer
bumper
cocoon
cushioning
fender
mat
kneeler
pillion
zabuton
booster cushion
floor cushion
rest
seat
woolsack
scatter cushion
support
stool
poufUS
ottoman
stuffing
pouffeUK
padding
more ❯
Adjective
▲
Not real or genuine
bogus
false
artificial
pretended
simulated
fake
feigned
mock
spurious
synthetic
counterfeit
imitation
pseudo
affected
contrived
phoneyUK
ersatz
plastic
pretend
unauthentic
factitious
fictitious
fraudulent
insincere
manufactured
phonyUS
assumed
dummy
faux
forced
forged
imitative
inauthentic
unnatural
cod
mechanical
mimic
pseud
substitute
untrue
make-believe
man-made
not genuine
put-on
so-called
more ❯
“A gambling addict who defrauded friends by encouraging them to invest in his sham business has been sentenced to six-and-a-half years in prison.”
Adjective
▲
Like a phantasm
phantasmic
imaginary
unreal
fanciful
imagined
mythical
fictitious
fantastic
chimerical
invented
visionary
fabulous
phantasmal
fictional
fantastical
mythic
phantom
chimeric
pretend
ideal
fantasied
imaginal
notional
illusory
dreamlike
hallucinatory
delusive
whimsical
fictive
suppositious
fake
phantasmagoric
untrue
delusory
misleading
seeming
ostensible
pseudo
apparent
deceitful
fallacious
mistaken
semblant
made-up
make-believe
blue-sky
shadowy
spectral
ethereal
quixotic
ghostly
imaginative
supernatural
ghostlike
spiritual
wraithlike
vampiric
mythological
otherworldly
wraithy
spooky
eerie
unearthly
dreamy
apocryphal
apparitional
extravagant
imagal
poetic
fool's paradise
trumped up
academic
estimated
vaporous
phantasm
all in the mind
unattainable
unfeasible
impracticable
impractical
unworkable
ivory-towered
Utopian
unachievable
utopian
idealizedUS
far-fetched
absurd
preposterous
supposed
mercurial
ridiculous
curious
wild
assumed
tall
transcendental
idealisedUK
high-flown
mental
transcendent
capricious
crackpot
ivory-tower
out-of-reach
offbeat
flakeyUS
unlikely
kinky
far out
fairy tale
flakyUK
floating
in the clouds
pie-in-the-sky
concocted
fabricated
pie in the sky
castles in the air
cock and bull
hard to swallow
hard to take
on cloud nine
virtual
abstract
fantasy
extraterrestrial
otherwordly
all in one's head
alien
strange
wondrous
too good for this world
more ❯
Adjective
▲
Dishonest, deceptive, and not to be trusted
deceptive
fraudulent
dishonest
underhand
deceitful
duplicitous
treacherous
crafty
disingenuous
guileful
bogus
cheating
counterfeit
crooked
cunning
scheming
sly
sneaky
untrustworthy
bent
dissembling
false
insincere
lying
Machiavellian
perfidious
shady
sharp
deceiving
foxy
hypocritical
mendacious
slippery
subtle
tricky
unprincipled
unscrupulous
untruthful
double-dealing
fast
hollow-hearted
rogue
shifty
slim
two-faced
underhanded
double-faced
false-hearted
Punic
truthless
astucious
bum
catchy
designing
devious
fake
fishy
imposturous
indirect
insidious
mock
oblique
off
phoneyUK
phonyUS
plausible
pretended
rascal
roguish
seeming
serpentine
slick
snide
spurious
unreliable
wily
furtive
disreputable
immoral
dubious
artful
sneaking
secretive
villainous
clandestine
two-timing
stealthy
nefarious
calculating
wicked
secret
rascally
surreptitious
conniving
lawless
amoral
venal
shrewd
malfeasant
felonious
questionable
illegitimate
double-crossing
unsportsmanlike
rapacious
covert
unsporting
murky
under the table
low-down
base
unauthorizedUS
cloak-and-dagger
scandalous
foul
corruptible
improper
suspicious
grafting
below the belt
wrongful
misleading
contraband
buyable
under-the-table
hole-and-corner
backstairs
unauthorisedUK
hugger-mugger
rotten
hidden
undercover
bad
discreditable
against the rules
hush-hush
snidey
shameful
actionable
scoundrelly
prohibited
concealed
inequitable
banned
beguiling
unsanctioned
outlawed
iniquitous
forbidden
back-alley
reprobate
culpable
proscribed
unwarranted
suspect
thieving
bootleg
bribable
ignoble
under wraps
veiled
dark
larcenous
light-fingered
nasty
under the counter
evasive
evil
sticky-fingered
private
underground
predatory
mercenary
mean
behind-the-scenes
low
unfaithful
shameless
indictable
tricksy
sneak
privy
stealth
unlicensed
sub-rosa
traitorous
shabby
pilfering
cagey
lawbreaking
vile
dirty-dealing
inglorious
interdicted
spoliative
plunderous
kleptomaniacal
piratic
verboten
black
wrong
black-market
under-the-counter
on the QT
on the quiet
exploitative
miscreant
despicable
mischievous
unregenerate
conscienceless
mysterious
fallacious
irregular
contemptible
corrupted
ruthless
hoodwinking
ignominious
disgraceful
sinister
impish
puckish
devilish
seedy
sordid
smart
shrouded
canny
arch
degenerate
illusory
conspiratorial
sketchy
unconscionable
dastardly
arrant
astute
delusive
unsavouryUK
disloyal
waggish
scurvy
ill-gotten
thievish
sinful
blameworthy
cagy
cute
clever
pixieish
scampish
pixie
leprechaunish
pixy
prankish
elvish
suborned
warped
petty
unsavoryUS
barred
bluffing
delinquent
unofficial
piratical
frolicsome
raffish
fibbing
punishable
guilty
malicious
adulterous
taboo
vicious
flagitious
not permitted
not allowed
on the take
doubtful
funny
shadowy
fly
equivocal
specious
ambidextrous
delusory
stinky
buccaneering
closet
dissimulating
incorrigible
backstair
feline
impostrous
deluding
mean-spirited
purchasable
hole-in-the-corner
contriving
lubricious
unconstitutional
playful
queer
macabre
slinking
skulking
wrongdoing
salty
ornery
hostile
snaky
left- handed
errant
obliquitous
erring
gimmicky
knowing
pillaging
plundering
intentionally misleading
cheeky
penal
prosecutable
depraved
fiendish
slimy
iffy
nimble-fingered
on the Q. T.
cutthroat
unconscientious
glib
wayward
playing politics
put on
playing games
collusive
unhonest
unrespectable
infamous
naughty
prostituted
inconstant
unveracious
convictable
chargeable
unsound
faking one out
not straightforward
casuistic
selfish
degrading
self-seeking
degraded
unworthy
kleptic
theftuous
furacious
fickle
treasonable
prevaricating
equivocating
paltering
profiteering
avaricious
grasping
ludic
teasing
coquettish
wolfish
in holes and corners
on the sly
pretending
fly-by-night
shy
louche
shoddy
notorious
opprobrious
deep
intelligent
adroit
streetwise
vulpine
keen
smooth
responsible
condemned
economical with the truth
extortionate
open
falsehearted
malevolent
forsworn
mythomaniac
apostate
renegade
simoniac
unprofessional
simoniacal
padded
decadent
sportive
rakish
of dubious character
back-stabbing
biased
prejudiced
potentially illegal
open to bribery
street smart
espiègle
crazy like fox
discriminatory
backbiting
elusive
unctuous
gone to the dogs
fast and loose
cheap
partisan
beggarly
cowardly
squalid
ungentlemanly
stealing
unpleasant
detestable
paltry
worthless
discriminating
prejudicial
partial
unequal
bigoted
execrable
wretched
sleazy
grubby
abject
unsportsmanly
sorry
deplorable
scummy
lame
currish
scungy
lousy
weighted
distorted
intolerant
colouredUK
slanted
preferential
opprobious
putrid
offensive
blackguardly
ratty
scabby
low-minded
undue
loaded
unbalanced
uneven
arbitrary
off-color
out of order
cruel
grievous
unrightful
inexcusable
injurious
coloredUS
not cricket
one-sided
non-objective
uncalled-for
disorderly
anarchic
terrorist
unruly
impermissible
disruptive
unacceptable
insurgent
insurrectionary
anarchical
rebellious
seditious
mutinying
insubordinate
mutinous
noncompliant
revolting
unrighteous
nonconformist
savage
anarchistic
barbarous
peccant
uncivilisedUK
disobedient
violating
turbulent
violent
heavy
warlike
contumacious
criminogenic
transgressing
ungoverned
unregulated
unpeaceful
uncivilizedUS
nihilistic
disordered
racketeering
excessive
recusant
uncultivated
infringing
wildcat
tapu
haram
out of line
off base
contrary to law
in violation of law
not acceptable
off limits
smoking gun
without law and order
ruled out
more ❯
Adjective
▲
Cheap, showy, and gaudy
tinsel
gaudy
showy
ostentatious
tawdry
flashy
trashy
conspicuous
flamboyant
garish
meretricious
obtrusive
pretentious
affected
brash
cheap
extravagant
fancy
loud
ornate
plastic
theatrical
vulgar
flash
glitzy
kitsch
OTT
overdone
over-elaborate
ritzy
specious
superficial
tasteless
bling-bling
brummagem
dicty
gimcrack
pinchbeck
splashy
superfly
swanky
over the top
rich
elaborate
vivid
elegant
baroque
rococo
vibrant
stylish
lavish
smart
obvious
strong
bombastic
grand
outstanding
plush
unmistakable
busy
salient
ornamented
notable
embellished
chic
evident
manifest
posh
clear
decorated
intense
fashionable
beautiful
gingerbread
imposing
decorative
luxuriant
swish
wedding-cake
overelaborate
exaggerated
stunning
sharp
deluxe
snappy
flowery
distinct
trendy
swashbuckling
splendid
attractive
high-class
outrageous
ornamental
extraordinary
astonishing
flaming
amazing
excessive
significant
phenomenal
noteworthy
brightly coloured
incredible
spiffy
audacious
adorned
startling
modish
lively
turgid
decided
arrestive
exclusive
multicolouredUK
plain
exuberant
natty
plushy
multicoloredUS
astounding
signal
distinctive
glowing
recognizableUS
rare
rakish
unusual
staggering
schmick
observable
adventurous
attention-grabbing
psychedelic
kaleidoscopic
great
bright-coloured
curlicued
dapper
recognisableUK
epic
out of the ordinary
definite
big
luxury
patent
beautifying
stately
oratorical
overblown
extreme
surprising
immoderate
very elaborate
debonair
inflated
monumental
majestic
overdecorated
awesome
fustian
discernible
palpable
camp
animated
schlocky
distinguishable
radiant
perceptible
daring
clear-cut
gorgeous
palatial
luscious
sophisticated
awe-inspiring
variegated
wild
uncommon
towering
sassy
exquisite
upscale
fine
pointed
many-coloured
swell
orotund
voguish
over-the-top
upmarket
gee-whizz
deep-coloured
tumid
wondrous
ambitious
shiny
kicky
shameless
high-sounding
intricate
convoluted
a la mode
in fashion
dressed to kill
in vogue
aureate
detailed
overstated
embellishing
large
pretty
nasty
adorning
buoyant
high-wrought
highfalutin
select
enhancing
breathtaking
energetic
engaging
bedizened
gingerbready
gingerbreaded
lush
exorbitant
apparent
gallant
considerable
wonderful
regal
cosmetic
confident
momentous
devilish
festooned
powerful
inescapable
nonfunctional
non-functional
appreciable
bedecked
vivacious
open
visible
heroic
fantastic
multicolourUK
telling
fanciful
for show
garnishing
forceful
lustrous
peacockish
flagrant
insane
coloredUS
identifiable
quality
costly
lordly
bizarre
superb
memorable
unreasonable
motley
singular
undeniable
deep
dressy
varicoloured
prismatic
bedazzling
tremendous
swagger
Lucullian
palace
silken
luxe
Lucullan
Babylonian
irradiant
polychromatic
harlequin
rainbow
warm
sheeny
colouredUK
multicolorUS
special
easily seen
jaw-dropping
luminescent
incandescent
gleaming
urbane
luminous
candescent
magnific
frilly
fresh
prodigal
trendsetting
hip
cool
blazing
rainbow-like
many-hued
fly
amazeballs
lofty
contemporary
designer
glistering
lambent
lucid
happening
kicking
now
supercool
beaming
refulgent
can't miss it
unmitigated
fascinating
electrifying
confounding
sleek
slick
mod
profusive
shining
ablaze
looking like an explosion in a paint factory
up-to-date
highly-coloured
well turned-out
in plain sight
au courant
all the rage
highly colored
out of this world
like an explosion in a paint factory
frowzy
self-righteous
puffed up
larger-than-life
overemphasizedUS
blown up
casual
informal
unrefined
swankish
with-it
cheap-looking
broad
whimsical
arabesque
noted
unspeakable
saucy
low
corinthian
decisive
conclusive
courtly
sententious
overambitious
resounding
full
thick
merry
convivial
shocking
daredevil
defiant
storming
positive
substantial
assured
declamatory
stimulating
effective
imaginative
interesting
visual
brilliantly coloured
grandiloquent
rhetorical
overripe
magniloquent
richly coloured
brave
boastful
egotistic
vain
vaunting
thundering
thumping
overemphasisedUK
immodest
graphic
garnished
graceful
well marked
fun
dominant
predominant
flakyUK
flakeyUS
gassy
in style
latest thing
purple
pleonastic
euphuistic
skillfulUS
skilfulUK
champagne
profound
admirable
common as muck
dandy
spivvy
spiffing
unconscionable
overextravagant
undue
plethoric
unmerciful
grotesque
inordinate
overmuch
overdue
overweening
stiff
intolerable
steep
forestanding
noble
well-appointed
lavishly appointed
handsome
high fashion
spirited
written all over one
august
artistic
drop-dead
Ossianic
arty
hyperventilated
in the foreground
to the fore
velvet
de luxe
upholstered
riotous
disproportionate
imperious
fiery
bloody
fluorescent
eye-popping
forcible
transcendent
protruding
barnstorming
imperial
multihued
proud
charming
dynamite
compelling
cogent
intrusive
thrusting
protuberant
royal
with all the extras
with bells and whistles
with all the options
fantastical
out of sight
dreamy
inspiring
far-out
la-di-da
splendorous
surpassing
high-toned
perfect
sightly
gilt
iridescent
chromatic
devil-may-care
venturesome
breezy
furbishing
patterned
delicate
ballsy
zealous
decking
accessory
heightening
decorating
valueless
useless
massive
glowering
sanguine
livid
overbright
miraculous
exceptional
varicolored
multichromatic
heroical
romantic
plucky
dynamic
complex
complicated
highly decorated
Homeric
pre-eminent
prodigious
unbelievable
marvellousUK
execrable
low-grade
cheesy
rotten
lousy
bargain-basement
bad
cut-rate
wretched
terrible
miserable
bum
low-rent
mediocre
schlock
trifling
second-rate
polychrome
upper-class
measurable
perceivable
detectable
unforgettable
terrific
important
out of place
sticking out
overt
transparent
scintillating
enterprising
hardy
venturous
free-swinging
nervy
emboldened
gutsy
adventuresome
intrepid
nerved
setting off
hued
varied
versicolor
famous
up-market
sprauncy
plummy
larney
top-drawer
captivating
stupendous
unconcealed
abundant
wasteful
unrestrained
phantasmagoric
particoloured
parti-colored
many-colored
many-splendoured
particolored
multi-coloured
picturesque
uncanny
weighty
peppy
princely
sticking out a mile
standing out like a sore thumb
standing out a mile
sticking out like a sore thumb
naked
sheer
undisguised
gilded
jeweledUS
embroidered
jewelledUK
metaphorical
wordy
verbose
solid
super
unreal
el cheapo
trumpery
ample
baronial
modern
polished
in
intemperate
copious
profuse
thriftless
improvident
unabashed
unashamed
straightforward
bald
outright
preeminent
smashing
primo
wicked
marvelousUS
sensible
funky
fearless
keen
alert
rousing
barefaced
impudent
unblushing
over the top OTT
effusive
profligate
openhanded
first-class
unstinging
indisputable
egregious
arrant
rank
brass-necked
cut-and-dried
unembarrassed
insolent
unco
never to be forgotten
world class
zero cool
gilt-edged
new
groovy
latest
steezy
modernistic
dap
tasteful
fancily decorated
highly wrought
unrepentant
unsubtle
without shame
deliberate
crying
overbold
protrusive
dressed to the teeth
ultra-modern
on fleek
in the mainstream
up to date
up to the minute
with it
bang up to date
prettifying
under one's nose
in full view
right under your nose
big as life
open and shut
spruce
arty-crafty
neat
trim
superior
trig
nice
Day-glo
prime
dainty
well-groomed
froufrou
fancible
custom
cushy
besuited
crisp
well turned out
tidy
spry
well-dressed
spiff
snug
prim
nimble
well groomed
clean
bandbox
nobby
doggy
smartly dressed
brisk
well dressed
pleasing to the eye
high-quality
neat and tidy
dressed to nines
turned out
as if one had just stepped out of a bandbox
more ❯
Adjective
▲
Lacking in veracity, accuracy or truth
unreliable
implausible
unconvincing
inaccurate
unsound
doubtful
dubious
fallible
flimsy
questionable
weak
specious
suspect
tenuous
undependable
chancy
disreputable
risky
rocky
shaky
unsubstantiated
unsupported
untrue
deceptive
defective
erroneous
false
incorrect
mistaken
uncertain
wrong
dodgy
iffy
fake
fallacious
falsified
flakyUK
flakeyUS
pseudo
unstable
off-target
wide of the mark
open to doubt
open to question
untrustworthy
unfounded
spurious
debatable
unproven
disputable
suspicious
dubitable
invalid
unsure
unconfirmed
flawed
speculative
ill-founded
fishy
illogical
groundless
without foundation
baseless
unjustified
uncorroborated
unreasonable
faulty
unverified
foundationless
misleading
unsettled
doubtable
ungrounded
conjectural
equivocal
problematical
without basis
arguable
untruthful
unwarranted
inexact
dicey
imprecise
fabricated
distorted
nonvalid
problematic
unresolved
misguided
off-base
imperfect
untested
unattested
not backed up by evidence
up in the air
moot
nebulous
unjustifiable
idle
out
controversial
vain
shady
unpredictable
misinformed
incalculable
gratuitous
bottomless
off
insecure
indefinite
trumped-up
in doubt
off target
in the balance
unlikely
improbable
discrepant
queer
unknown
undetermined
unsubstantial
undecided
far-fetched
illusory
untenable
irrational
careless
pending
empty
contentious
ambiguous
uncalled-for
unclear
controvertible
dishonest
unforeseeable
indecisive
hollow
negotiable
issuable
precarious
hairy
incongruous
trumped up
farfetched
undefined
off-beam
counterfactual
indeterminate
sketchy
off beam
way off-beam
mendacious
full of holes
in error
under suspicion
in question
in limbo
not kosher
up for grabs
touch and go
unsafe
reasonless
paradoxical
unauthenticated
awry
askew
unassured
unprovoked
without substantiation
without merit
vulnerable
open to debate
unauthorizedUS
indistinct
fictitious
unfitting
sub judice
unreal
improper
far from certain
hanging by a thread
on thin ice
perilous
abroad
chimerical
imaginary
invented
feeble
uncalled for
not backed up
causeless
not trustworthy
not exact
way out
not accurate
way off
delusive
fragile
without justification
without cause
unauthorisedUK
without reason
made up
terminologically inexact
nonrational
illegitimate
unreasoning
mootable
unestablished
without explanation
deceiving
sophistic
unapt
tentative
presumed
assumed
not validated
unbacked
casuistic
inconsequent
inconsequential
easily threatened
easily destroyed
easily broken
illusive
beguiling
deceitful
illusionary
deluding
mock
delusory
erring
frail
exaggerated
conditional
outlandish
suppositive
suppositious
to be won or lost
fanciful
overblown
incredible
preposterous
unbelievable
erratic
hesitant
capricious
whimsical
fluctuant
ignorant
mortal
irregular
sensational
embellished
absurd
outrageous
extravagant
fantastic
strange
odd
unprovable
nonsensical
impossible
spectacular
ludicrous
laughable
bizarre
hyperbolic
farcical
incoherent
murky
phonyUS
apocryphal
marginal
borderline
in dispute
error-prone
errant
funny
hard to believe
in lap of gods
in the lap of the gods
unusual
corrupt
peculiar
shonky
mysterious
dark
criminal
disputed
unrealistic
mind-boggling
unimaginable
embroidered
inconceivable
histrionic
different
phoneyUK
vague
occult
obscure
hypothetical
cryptic
enigmatic
contingent
liable
faultful
human
heedless
errable
not reliable
not dependable
beyond belief
tall
cock and bull
hard to swallow
blown up
far out
of doubtful honesty
not quite right
too much
out of line
rings untrue
won't wash
under advisement
not obvious
under examination
not definite
open to discussion
complicated
out of the ordinary
open to error
prone to error
prone to err
liable to err
unfaithful
wild
adrift
garbled
way-out
not true
way-off
wide
not right
off base
doesn't wash
all wet
more ❯
Verb
▲
To pretend to be, or pretend to be experiencing
fake
pretend
affect
feign
simulate
assume
imitate
mock
act
bluff
counterfeit
dissemble
play
profess
malinger
ape
lie
mislead
sucker
do a number
put it on
make a pretence of
play possum
put on
shuck and jive
swing the lead
make like
pass for
put up a front of
fake it
borrow
equivocate
lift
parrot
feature
prevaricate
suggest
create
exaggerate
steal
favourUK
crib
favorUS
fence
doublespeak
cover
pass
pussyfoot
signify
double-talk
represent
portray
pass yourself off as
showboat
minimizeUS
veneer
varnish
downplay
take off
conjure up
gloss over
grandstand
disguise yourself
peacock
show off
strike an attitude
behave affectedly
strike a pose
cop an attitude
play the part of
take off as
sugarcoat
airbrush
secrete
extenuate
screen
do a take-off
doctor
de-emphasize
keep quiet about
hush up
keep a lid on
draw a veil over
sweep something under the rug
minimiseUK
keep dark
sweep something under the carpet
keep secret
be dishonest about
soft-pedal
con
humbug
fiddle
alter
mess
assume the role
bamboozle
gull
take in
fiddle with
tinker with
tamper with
gammon
hornswoggle
misguide
catch
gaff
have
snooker
juggle
snow
misinform
burn
buffalo
have on
double-cross
suck in
illude
scam
betray
string along
shuck
bunco
blag
give appearance of
put on act
make show of
put on a false display
pull the wool over someone's eyes
psych out
put one over on
echo
emulate
parody
mime
follow
repeat
depict
embody
show
copycat
duplicate
reflect
caricature
image
personate
epitomizeUS
personify
typify
epitomiseUK
illustrate
pose as
monkey
travesty
masquerade as
send up
profess to be
follow suit
trump up
follow the example of
do an impression of
pass oneself off as
satirizeUS
burlesque
lampoon
exhibit
assume the role of
affect the role of
guy
match
parallel
display
reiterate
scratch
copy fraudulently
frame
transcribe
trace
hoke
satiriseUK
develop
symboliseUK
exemplify
glass
symbolizeUS
double
correspond
become
daydream
fantasizeUS
dream
correspond to
lay on
excogitate
hatch
come to have
double as
turn into
tell untruth
drum up
think up
misstate
cook up
tell a white lie
dream up
vamp up
vamp
create out of thin air
fib
take after
model oneself on
enact
romance
fancy
muse
rip off
take as a model
pattern oneself after
pattern oneself on
take as an example
follow in the footsteps of
take as a pattern
take a leaf out of someone's book
take as a role model
model
indulge in fantasy
fantasiseUK
paint
draw
sketch
incarnate
picture
render
limn
disguise as
build castles in Spain
build castles in the air
act as though
delineate
follow example
present
make like a
pass as
purport to be
assume the character of
represent oneself as
disguise oneself as
assume character
pass yourself off
act a part
fake being
take the part of
play a role
mask as
behave like
take leaf out of book
figure
evoke
character
paint a picture of
put in words
photograph
set out
paint in words
draw a picture of
paint a mental picture of
more ❯
“My dear sir, I would beseech thee to not sham ignorance.”
Verb
▲
To make jokes, especially for purposes of teasing someone
fool
jest
joke
kid
act
fake
feign
pretend
banter
chaff
fun
gag
jape
jive
jolly
josh
mess
quip
tease
wisecrack
yuck
yuk
counterfeit
clown about
clown around
mess about
play tricks
make believe
mess around
play the fool
put on an act
have someone on
muck around
muck someone about
wind someone up
flout at
put down
take the piss out of
scorn
scout
pan
bait
goad
pick on
annoy
pillory
harass
heckle
travesty
sneer at
pooh-pooh
skewer
humiliate
make a joke
chiack
raz
cartoon
fleer
shoot down
hold up to ridicule
make a fool of
pester
badger
disturb
give a hard time
dog
nudge
lead on
knock
play with words
insult
burlesque
hector
kid around
contemn
torment
sledge
rot
heap scorn on
show up
slam
crack jokes
deflate
takeoff
expose
unmask
treat with contempt
poke fun
cock a snook at
run down
call names
make a game of
poke borak at
rail at
make a laughing-stock
crack
expose to ridicule
hold up to shame
flitter
frazzle
raspberry
make someone a laughing stock
laugh out of court
laugh to scorn
criticizeUS
disdain
disparage
stay
pull your leg
ridge
bone
worry
plague
provoke
take off
censure
slight
dismiss
detract
denigrate
aggravate
vex
clown
vilify
hassle
bedevil
caricaturize
diss
pasquinade
squib
tantalizeUS
titillate
dis
detract from
lout
revel
devil
arouse
swipe at
be at
importune
lead somebody on
irritate
tantaliseUK
manipulate
harry
encourage
gnaw
sound
beleaguer
excite
flirt with
snap
criticiseUK
pour scorn on
dump on
do a number on
horse around
make merry
play the clown
abuse
catcall
hiss
interrupt
boo
barrack
shout disapproval
shout down
shout at
jab
shout disapproval at
comeback
dig
hiss at
boo at
hoot at
blow raspberries
whistle at
hoot
snipe
catcall at
blow raspberries at
give someone a hard time
make a crack
more ❯
Verb
▲
To feign illness, injury, or incapacitation in order to avoid work or obligation
malinger
shirk
skive
dodge
duck
evade
fake
goldbrick
loaf
shun
sidestep
skulk
fake illness
feign illness
be AWOL
bunk off
play hooky
pretend to be ill
put it on
swing the lead
take a sickie
pretend to be an invalid
elude
eschew
parry
cheat
get around
pussyfoot
slip
fence
avoid
escape
loiter
laze around
slack
lounge
creep
slough off
lurk
dog
laze
lie down on job
idle
slink
quit
bum
shuffle off
shake
deceive
ditch
lose
finesse
scape
trick
hedge
circumvent
body-swerve
end-run
shake off
lurch
run away from
shift
shuffle out of
give someone the slip
move to the side
get out of
slip through the net of
circumlocute
get away from
slide
turn aside
short-circuit
fudge
stay away from
juke
steer clear of
fend off
give the slip
dark
tergiverse
move
equivocate
put the move on
leave behind
skip out on
weasel
move away
give someone a wide berth
break away from
tergiversate
weasel out of
shuffle
Verb
▲
Represent in a false, absurd, or distorted way
travesty
mock
caricature
parody
burlesque
distort
pervert
ridicule
spoof
deride
do
imitate
mimic
misrepresent
lampoon
ape
satiriseUK
satirizeUS
send up
take off
play on
put on
make fun of
make a mockery of
impersonate
copy
personate
monkey
ditto
do an impression of
do like
mime
emulate
copycat
play
enact
act
parrot
perform
fake
pantomime
represent
do an impersonation of
go like
make believe
affect
pose as
pretend
reflect
carbon
Xerox
forge
masquerade as
assume
feign
falsify
counterfeit
parallel
repeat
borrow
make like
act like
model after
pattern after
do likewise
pass oneself off as
play a part
do an impression
pretend to be
follow in footsteps
try to be like
take the piss out of
roast
poke fun at
jeer
laugh at
jape
make a fool of
exaggerate
mirror
rib
humiliate
josh
kid
banter
jive
raz
cartoon
pan
ride
haze
needle
tease
rag
pull one's leg
pillory
guy
pasquinade
squib
taunt
scorn
simulate
hold up to ridicule
jest
chaff
show up
twit
pooh-pooh
quiz
scout
gibe
rally
sneer
run down
deflate
takeoff
make a game of
fleer
rail at
scoff
jolly
make a laughing-stock
take the mickey out of
put down
make a monkey out of
expose
unmask
echo
portray
interpret
pastiche
send-up
hoke
rail
reproduce
jeer at
sneer at
scoff at
playact
embody
jibe at
heap scorn on
expose to ridicule
skewer
razz
chiack
treat with contempt
jibe
purport to be
represent oneself as
profess to be
flout
make jokes about
be sarcastic about
wind up
hold up to shame
make sport of
shoot down
flout at
laugh out of court
goof on
poke mullock at
laugh to scorn
rag on
make someone a laughing stock
sling off at
double as
assume character
pass off
dress as
criticizeUS
pass yourself off as
act a part
act out
take the part of
put on an act
play a role
sheikUS
joke
twist
disparage
sheikhUK
censure
take the mickey
diss
caricaturize
laugh
criticiseUK
do a takeoff of
more ❯
Verb
▲
To obtain, arrange, or achieve by indirect, complicated or intensive efforts
maneuverUS
contrive
engineer
finagle
finesse
machinate
manipulate
wangle
frame
mastermind
negotiate
angle
beguile
cheat
con
conspire
cook
design
devise
doctor
exploit
fence
intrigue
jockey
move
navigate
operate
plan
plot
proceed
rig
scam
scheme
shift
trick
upstage
work
go around
play games
pull strings
push around
come up with
put one over
leave holding the bag
fabricate
throw together
conceive of
produce
begin
dope out
whip up
imagine
launch
start
coin
excogitate
evolve
found
introduce
discover
bring into being
commence
make
hit on
drum up
actualize
catalyzeUS
give rise to
bring to pass
bring into existence
knock up
throw up
bring on
knock together
effectuate
catalyseUK
pioneer
brainstorm
innovate
build
manufacture
conjure up
set down
inaugurate
enact
installUS
set in motion
come out with
ad-lib
start up
usher in
turn out
kick off
father
issue
put in motion
induct
knock off
start out
hammer out
run up
instalUK
set
do
piece
ring in
render
ponder
conceptualizeUS
feign
revolutionizeUS
fable
dream
conceptualiseUK
spearhead
modernizeUS
improvise
spark
moderniseUK
revolutioniseUK
vamp up
play it by ear
fake it
get off
head trip
bring
advance
comprise
diagram
decide
carve out
translate into
determine
compound
embark on
erect
realiseUK
secure
realizeUS
germinate
materialiseUK
engender
exercise
put in place
materializeUS
incorporate
get going
float
start off
open
open up
set off
set out
kick something off
get underway
cause to be
inculcate
cultivate
ordain
fire up
endow
structure
settle up
start the ball rolling
activate
uncover
bring forth
moot
stumble upon
detect
find
more ❯
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