-
"sham modesty"adjectiveadopted in order to deceive
Similar:
-
verbmake a pretence of
-
nounsomething that is a counterfeit; not what it seems to betype of:
-
nouna person who makes deceitful pretenses
-
"He shammed a headache"verbmake believe with the intent to deceivetype of:
Synonyms & Similar Words
play mouth act bullshit pretend fake bull false assume cheat affect fraud assumed pretended cheater counterfeit imitation impostor pseudo simulate ringer fictitious imposter deceiver trickster feign faker belie slicker pretender feint dissemble misrepresent imitative fictive put on shammer postiche fake book potemkin village pseud role player beguiler name dropper play possum talk through one's hat take a dive