Some common synonyms of sham are counterfeit, fake, fraud, humbug, and
imposture
1 : deception by artifice or stratagem in order to conceal, escape, or evade. 2 : a deceptive device or stratagem.
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What's the meaning for sham?
1 : a trick that deludes : hoax feared that the deal was a sham. 2 : cheap falseness : hypocrisy saw through the hollowness, the sham, the silliness of the empty pageant— Oscar Wilde. 3 : an ornamental covering for a pillow. 4 : an imitation or counterfeit purporting to be genuine. 5 : a person who shams.
What does a sham person mean?
something that is not what it purports to be; a spurious imitation; fraud or hoax. a person who shams; shammer.
