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(noun) something that is a counterfeit; not what it seems to be
sham, postiche, fake
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(noun) a person who makes deceitful pretenses
fake, faker, pretender, pseud, shammer, sham, impostor, fraud, role player, pseudo, imposter
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(verb) make a pretence of; "She assumed indifference, even though she was seething with anger"; "he feigned sleep"
sham, feign, assume, simulate
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(verb) make believe with the intent to deceive; "He feigned that he was ill"; "He shammed a headache"
pretend, feign, affect, sham, dissemble
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(adjective) 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"
assumed, false, put on, fictitious, pretended, sham, fictive
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