1. (noun) fake, sham, postiche
something that is a counterfeit; not what it seems to be
Synonyms: impostor, shammer, imposter, fraud, pretender, postiche, faker, juke, role player, pseudo, sham, fake, pseud, hairpiece, false hair
Antonyms: genuine, echt
2. (adj) imposter, impostor, pretender, fake, faker, fraud, sham, shammer, pseudo, pseud, role player
a person who makes deceitful pretenses
Synonyms: histrion, fraud, imposter, pseudo, fake, dissimulator, faker, player, pretender, fraudulence, juke, role player, hoax, dissembler, put-on, humbug, shammer, actor, pseud, hypocrite, phoney, sham, phony, postiche, impostor, dupery, malingerer, thespian, skulker
Antonyms: genuine, echt
3. (verb) assumed, false, fictitious, fictive, pretended, put on, sham
adopted in order to deceive
Synonyms: off-key, fancied, fake, mistaken, imitation, sour, delusive, fictive, simulated, put on, fictional, assumed, false, faux, fictitious, sham, fabricated, pretended, untrue
Antonyms: echt, genuine
4. (verb) simulate, assume, sham, feign
make a pretence of
Synonyms: pretend, adopt, take for granted, arrogate, get into, accept, strike, dissemble, take on, imitate, acquire, usurp, simulate, assume, put on, presume, affect, feign, take, model, sham, take over, seize, don, take up, bear, wear, copy
Antonyms: genuine, echt
5. (verb) feign, sham, pretend, affect, dissemble
make believe with the intent to deceive
Synonyms: bear upon, make believe, mask, touch, cloak, touch on, strike, dissemble, move, assume, involve, pretend, venture, simulate, impress, affect, hazard, feign, act, impact, sham, guess, profess, bear on, regard, make
Antonyms: genuine, echt
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Synonyms and Antonyms of sham 
