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sham |
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb sham 2 senses of sham Sense 1 simulate, assume, sham, feign => play => feint Sense 2 feign, sham, pretend, affect, dissemble => play possum => take a dive => bullshit, bull, fake => mouth Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb sham 2 senses of sham Sense 1 simulate, assume, sham, feign => play => feint Sense 2 feign, sham, pretend, affect, dissemble => play possum => take a dive => bullshit, bull, fake => mouth => lip-synch, lip-sync Entailment of verb sham Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Frequency) of verb sham 2 senses of sham Sense 1 simulate, assume, sham, feign => dissemble, pretend, act Sense 2 feign, sham, pretend, affect, dissemble => misrepresent, belie Familiarity of verb sham sham used as a verb is rare (polysemy count = 2) Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb sham Sense 1 simulate, assume, sham, feign => dissemble, pretend, act -------------- Sense 2 feign, sham, pretend, affect, dissemble => misrepresent, belie -------------- Grep of noun sham gresham pillow sham sham shaman shamanism shamash shamble shambles shambling shame shame plant shamefacedness shamefulness shamelessness shammer shammy shammy leather shampoo shamrock shamrock pea shamus sir thomas gresham sisham Overview of noun sham The noun sham has 2 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (2) fake, sham, postiche -- (something that is a counterfeit; not what it seems to be) 2. imposter, impostor, pretender, fake, faker, fraud, sham, shammer, pseudo, pseud, role player -- (a person who makes deceitful pretenses) Overview of verb sham The verb sham has 2 senses (no senses from tagged texts) 1. simulate, assume, sham, feign -- (make a pretence of "She assumed indifference, even though she was seething with anger"; "he feigned sleep") 2. feign, sham, pretend, affect, dissemble -- (make believe; "He feigned that he was ill"; "He shammed a headache") Overview of adj sham The adj sham has 1 sense (no senses from tagged texts) 1. assumed, false, fictitious, fictive, pretended, put on sham -- (adopted in order to deceive; "an assumed name"; "an assumed cheerfulness"; "a fictitious address"; "fictive sympathy"; "a pretended interest"; "a put-on childish voice"; "sham modesty") Antonyms of adj sham 1 sense of sham Sense 1 assumed, false, fictitious, fictive, pretended, put on sham INDIRECT (VIA counterfeit) -> genuine, echt Similarity of adj sham 1 sense of sham Sense 1 assumed, false, fictitious, fictive, pretended, put on sham => counterfeit (vs. genuine), imitative Attributes of adj sham Familiarity of adj sham sham used as an adjective is very rare (polysemy count = 1) Grep of adj sham sham shamanist shamanistic shamed shamefaced shameful shameless Overview of noun sham The noun sham has 2 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (2) fake, sham, postiche -- (something that is a counterfeit; not what it seems to be) 2. imposter, impostor, pretender, fake, faker, fraud, sham, shammer, pseudo, pseud, role player -- (a person who makes deceitful pretenses) Overview of verb sham The verb sham has 2 senses (no senses from tagged texts) 1. simulate, assume, sham, feign -- (make a pretence of "She assumed indifference, even though she was seething with anger"; "he feigned sleep") 2. feign, sham, pretend, affect, dissemble -- (make believe; "He feigned that he was ill"; "He shammed a headache") Overview of adj sham The adj sham has 1 sense (no senses from tagged texts) 1. assumed, false, fictitious, fictive, pretended, put on sham -- (adopted in order to deceive; "an assumed name"; "an assumed cheerfulness"; "a fictitious address"; "fictive sympathy"; "a pretended interest"; "a put-on childish voice"; "sham modesty")
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