<p><strong>Noun</strong></p><ul><li>something that is not what it purports to be; a spurious imitation; fraud or hoax</li><li>Synonyms: pretense</li><li>a person who shams; shammer</li><li>a cover or the like for giving a thing a different outward appearance: a pillow sham</li></ul><p><strong>Adjective</strong></p><ul><li>pretended; counterfeit; feigned: sham attacks; a sham Gothic façade</li><li>Synonyms: mock, make-believe, spurious</li><li>Antonyms: genuine</li><li>designed, made, or used as a sham</li></ul><p><strong>Verb</strong></p><ul><li>(used with object) shammed, sham·ming: to produce an imitation of</li><li>Synonyms: imitate</li><li>to assume the appearance of; pretend to have: to sham illness</li><li>Synonyms: fake, feign</li></ul><p><strong>Verb</strong></p><ul><li>(used without object) shammed, sham·ming: to make a false show of something; pretend</li></ul>