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Someone who practices trickery or deceit

A false front or fake act

A fraudulent imitation of something else

A false, absurd, or distorted representation of something

A particular way of behaving, especially to impress or to give a false impression

An intentionally false statement

A bag of cloth stuffed with a mass of soft material, used as a comfortable support for sitting or leaning on

Not real or genuine

(of a falsehood) Concocted to deceive others

Like a phantasm

Dishonest, deceptive, and not to be trusted

Cheap, showy, and gaudy

Lacking in veracity, accuracy or truth

To pretend to be, or pretend to be experiencing

To make jokes, especially for purposes of teasing someone

To feign illness, injury, or incapacitation in order to avoid work or obligation

Represent in a false, absurd, or distorted way

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Noun

Someone who practices trickery or deceit

wolf in sheep's clothing

confidence trickster

confidence woman

confidence operator

whited sepulchre

hypocritical person

practical joker

slippery customer

confidence artist

pseudointellectual

pretentious person

snake in the grass

nonprofessional

unscrupulous operator

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“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

confidence trick

misrepresentation

sanctimoniousness

victimisation^UK

victimization^US

crocodile tears

smoke and mirrors

fraudulent scheme

hypocritical talk

hypocritical behaviour

attention-grabber

wild-goose chase

diversionary tactic

misleading clue

oldest trick in the book

confidence game

course of action

pretentiousness

hypocriticalness

pharisaicalness

hypocritical statement

pious platitudes

monkey business

sleight of hand

underhandedness

publicity device

eye-catching novelty

bait and switch

ambidextrousness

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“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

virtual reality

chip off old block

facsimile reproduction

look-alike computer

chip off the old block

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“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

misrepresentation

poor substitute

distorted drawing

exaggerated drawing

political cartoon

object of derision

false impression

piece of futility

target of jokes

object of ridicule

target of derision

source of amusement

pathetic excuse

inadequate example

slapstick comedy

pratfall comedy

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“What he'd thought was a united front was a total sham.”

Noun

A particular way of behaving, especially to impress or to give a false impression

pretentiousness

window dressing

false appearance

misrepresentation

superciliousness

airs and graces

going Hollywood

outward appearance

assumed manners

unnatural imitation

putting on airs

window-dressing

false impression

deceptive appearance

putting on an act

lack of veracity

self-importance

ostentatiousness

disingenuousness

presumptuousness

self-consequence

social behaviour

way of behaving

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Noun

An intentionally false statement

misrepresentation

departure from the truth

flight of fancy

piece of fiction

terminological inexactitude

trumped-up story

figment of the imagination

little white lie

alternative fact

cock and bull story

cock-and-bull story

false statement

remarkable story

economy with the truth

conspiracy theory

figment of one's imagination

one for the birds

disingenuousness

creative writing

work of fiction

figment of imagination

works of fiction

work of imagination

farfetched story

shaggy-dog story

not a true picture

double entendre

quibbling routine

unbelievable tale

prepared speech

pussyfooting around

beating about the bush

mistaken belief

incredible story

exaggerated story

false information

fictitious story

bending of the truth

misinterpretation

misleading information

rationalization^US

rationalisation^UK

unsound reasoning

twisting the facts

specious reasoning

overgeneral reasoning

castle in the air

finding a way round

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Noun

Pillow sham

Noun

Empty talk

Noun

Bed sheet

electric blanket

thermal blanket

electric blankets

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Noun

Joking, tricks

Noun

A bag of cloth stuffed with a mass of soft material, used as a comfortable support for sitting or leaning on

booster cushion

scatter cushion

Adjective

Not real or genuine

to all intents and purposes

not what it is cracked up to be

devoid of validity

unrecognizable^US

unrecognisable^UK

sailing under false colours

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“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

(of a falsehood) Concocted to deceive others

misrepresentative

economical with the truth

seemingly correct

apparently right

plausible but wrong

unsubstantiated

without foundation

wide of the mark

inconsequential

self-contradictory

without justification

contrary to fact

terminologically inexact

not trustworthy

non-sequiturial

logically fallacious

wrongly identified

barking up wrong tree

labouring under a misapprehension

barking up the wrong tree

on the wrong track

out of commission

shot-in-the-dark

wrongly inferred

won't hold water

not making sense

beyond the bounds of possibility

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Adjective

Like a phantasm

phantasmagorical

phantasmagorial

phantasmagorian

out of this world

fool's paradise

all in the mind

misrepresentative

contrary to fact

all in one's head

figment of someone's imagination

product of someone's imagination

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Adjective

Dishonest, deceptive, and not to be trusted

dishonourable^UK

dishonorable^US

against the law

double-crossing

unsportsmanlike

unauthorized^US

under-the-table

unauthorised^UK

under the table

against the rules

cloak-and-dagger

under the counter

sticky-fingered

hole-and-corner

under-the-counter

behind-the-scenes

hole-in-the-corner

unconstitutional

intentionally misleading

nimble-fingered

unconscientious

in holes and corners

economical with the truth

of dubious character

potentially illegal

open to bribery

playing politics

gone to the dogs

not straightforward

insurrectionary

contrary to law

in violation of law

without law and order

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Adjective

Cheap, showy, and gaudy

cheap and nasty

twopenny-halfpenny

exhibitionistic

putting on the ritz

thrown together

brightly coloured

larger-than-life

overemphasized^US

attention-grabbing

brilliantly coloured

overemphasised^UK

recognizable^US

distinguishable

bright-coloured

recognisable^UK

in the foreground

fancily decorated

looking like an explosion in a paint factory

like an explosion in a paint factory

straightforward

sticking out a mile

standing out like a sore thumb

standing out a mile

sticking out like a sore thumb

down-at-the-heels

with all the extras

with all the options

with bells and whistles

low-down-and-dirty

hyperventilated

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Adjective

Lacking in veracity, accuracy or truth

unsubstantiated

wide of the mark

open to question

without foundation

not backed up by evidence

under suspicion

unauthenticated

without substantiation

unauthorized^US

far from certain

hanging by a thread

not trustworthy

without justification

unauthorised^UK

terminologically inexact

without explanation

inconsequential

easily threatened

easily destroyed

to be won or lost

in no man's land

hard to believe

in the lap of the gods

hard to swallow

of doubtful honesty

not quite right

under advisement

under examination

open to discussion

out of the ordinary

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Verb

To pretend to be, or pretend to be experiencing

make a pretence of

put up a front of

give the appearance of

put on a false front

go through the motions of

go through the motions

hide one's feelings

put up a smoke screen

lay it on thick

pretend to have

make a pretense

profess to have

present a false face

present a false front

circulate bad money

play to the gallery

put on a pretense

be hypocritical

pass yourself off as

give appearance of

put on a false display

assume the role

disguise yourself

strike an attitude

behave affectedly

cop an attitude

play the part of

assume an attitude

keep quiet about

draw a veil over

sweep something under the rug

sweep something under the carpet

be dishonest about

pull the wool over someone's eyes

put one over on

follow the example of

do an impression of

pass oneself off as

assume the role of

affect the role of

copy fraudulently

tell a white lie

create out of thin air

model oneself on

take as a model

pattern oneself after

pattern oneself on

take as an example

follow in the footsteps of

take as a pattern

follow in someone's steps

take a leaf out of someone's book

take as a role model

indulge in fantasy

build castles in Spain

build castles in the air

assume the character of

represent oneself as

disguise oneself as

assume character

pass yourself off

take the part of

take leaf out of book

paint a picture of

draw a picture of

paint a mental picture of

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“My dear sir, I would beseech thee to not sham ignorance.”

Verb

To make jokes, especially for purposes of teasing someone

have someone on

muck someone about

wind someone up

pull somebody's leg

play a practical joke

pull someone's leg

pull someone's chain

take the mickey

have a joke with

have somebody on

tell somebody stories

mess someone about

mess someone around

make a monkey out of someone

make a monkey out of

make jokes about

be sarcastic about

make a monkey of

take the mickey out of

poke mullock at

yank somebody's chain

pass yourself off as

be hypocritical

take the piss out of

hold up to ridicule

give a hard time

play with words

cock a snook at

treat with contempt

make a laughing-stock

shout disapproval

shout disapproval at

blow raspberries

blow raspberries at

make someone a laughing stock

expose to ridicule

laugh out of court

hold up to shame

give someone a hard time

lead somebody on

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Verb

To feign illness, injury, or incapacitation in order to avoid work or obligation

Verb

Represent in a false, absurd, or distorted way

make a mockery of

do an impression of

do an impersonation of

pass oneself off as

do an impression

follow in footsteps

take the piss out of

hold up to ridicule

treat with contempt

turn up one's nose

take the mickey out of

make a monkey out of

give Bronx cheer

make a laughing-stock

hold in contempt

make cutting remarks about

be contemptuous of

say contemptuously

turn your nose up at

turn up your nose

curl one's lip at

represent oneself as

take the mickey

assume character

pass yourself off as

do a takeoff of

take the part of

make jokes about

be sarcastic about

poke mullock at

make someone a laughing stock

expose to ridicule

laugh out of court

hold up to shame

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