Sham
Crossword Clue and Answers

Crossword Answers

3 letters

CON
In opposition to a proposition, opinion, etc.; "much was written pro and con"

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HOAX
Something intended to deceive; deliberate trickery intended to gain an advantage

MOCK
The act of mocking or ridiculing; "they made a mock of him"

FAKE
(football) a deceptive move made by a football player

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BOGUS
Fraudulent; having a misleading appearance

FALSE
Deliberately deceptive; "false pretenses"

FAKER
A person who makes deceitful pretenses

FRAUD
Intentional deception resulting in injury to another person

PSEUD
A person who makes deceitful pretenses

FEIGN
Make believe with the intent to deceive; "He feigned that he was ill"; "He shammed a headache"

PUTON
Increase (one's body weight); "She gained 20 pounds when she stopped exercising"

DUMMY
A cartridge containing an explosive charge but no bullet

BLUFF
The act of bluffing in poker; deception by a false show of confidence in the strength of your cards

BRASS

PHONY
A person who professes beliefs and opinions that he or she does not hold in order to conceal his or her real feelings or motives

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ASSUME
Seize and take control without authority and possibly with force; take as one's right or possession; "He assumed to himself the right to fill all positions in the town"; "he usurped my rights"; "She seized control of the throne after her husband died"

PSEUDO

FAKERY
The act of faking (or the product of faking)

PHONEY
A person who professes beliefs and opinions that he or she does not hold in order to conceal his or her real feelings or motives

AFFECT
The conscious subjective aspect of feeling or emotion

PSEUDO
A person who makes deceitful pretenses

ERSATZ
Artificial and inferior; "ersatz coffee"; "substitute coffee"

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PRETEND
The enactment of a pretense; "it was just pretend"

SHAMMER
Someone shirking their duty by feigning illness or incapacity

ASSUMED
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"

FICTIVE
Capable of imaginative creation; "fictive talent"

MOCKERY
Showing your contempt by derision

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SIMULATE
Make a pretence of; "She assumed indifference, even though she was seething with anger"; "he feigned sleep"

PRETENSE
An artful or simulated semblance; "under the guise of friendship he betrayed them"

POSTICHE
Something that is a counterfeit; not what it seems to be

IMPOSTER
A person who makes deceitful pretenses

IMPOSTOR
A person who makes deceitful pretenses

PRETENCE
An artful or simulated semblance; "under the guise of friendship he betrayed them"

TRAVESTY
A composition that imitates or misrepresents somebody's style, usually in a humorous way

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IMITATION
Something copied or derived from an original

PRETENDER
A person who professes beliefs and opinions that he or she does not hold in order to conceal his or her real feelings or motives

DISSEMBLE
Make believe with the intent to deceive; "He feigned that he was ill"; "He shammed a headache"

PRETENDED
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"

DECEPTION
An illusory feat; considered magical by naive observers

CHARLATAN
A flamboyant deceiver; one who attracts customers with tricks or jokes

IMPOSTURE
Pretending to be another person

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SUBTERFUGE
Something intended to misrepresent the true nature of an activity; "he wasn't sick--it was just a subterfuge"; "the holding company was just a blind"

FICTITIOUS
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"

MASQUERADE
Making a false outward show; "a beggar's masquerade of wealth"

ROLEPLAYER
A theatrical performer

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WEBOFDECEIT

COUNTERFEIT
A copy that is represented as the original

MAKEBELIEVE
Represent fictitiously, as in a play, or pretend to be or act like; "She makes like an actress"