imposture, fraud, sham, fake, humbug, counterfeit mean a thing made to seem other than it is. imposture applies to any situation in which a spurious object or performance is passed off as genuine.

SHAM meaning: 1 : something that is not what it appears to be and that is meant to trick or deceive people; 2 : someone who deceives people by pretending to be a particular kind of person, to have a …

They made a fortune through some sham property deal. That jewellery looks sham to me. She's trapped in a sham (= not good or satisfying) marriage.

1. a spurious imitation; fraud or hoax. 2. a person who pretends or counterfeits. 3. a cover or the like: a pillow sham.

sham (sham), n., adj., v., shammed, sham•ming. n. something that is not what it purports to be; a spurious imitation; fraud or hoax. a person who shams; shammer. a cover or the like for giving a …

Something that is a sham is not real or is not really what it seems to be. The government's promises were exposed as a hollow sham. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary. Copyright © …

SHAM definition: something that is not what it purports to be; a spurious imitation; fraud or hoax. See examples of sham used in a sentence.

Definition of sham noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

A sham is a fake. If you frequently order products advertised on late-night, hour-long television commercials, you’ve probably ended up with at least one item that was a sham.

Some common synonyms of sham are counterfeit, fake, fraud, humbug, and imposture. While all these words mean "a thing made to seem other than it is," sham applies to fraudulent imitation of a real …