sham - noun

something that is a counterfeit; not what it seems to be

a person who makes deceitful pretenses

sham - verb

• make a pretence of
• make believe with the intent to deceive

sham - adjective

• adopted in order to deceive

sham - thesaurus

affect   assume   assumed   dissemble   fake   faker   false   feign   fictitious   fictive   fraud   imposter   impostor   postiche   pretend   pretended   pretender   pseud   pseudo   shammer   simulate