Shams

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  • n. Plural form of sham.
  • Word Usage
    "She has seen the poverty and insincerity of society; she has quarrelled with what she calls the shams of sacred things, the merely conventional marriage, the God of bigotry and hypocrisy, the government of oppression and fraud; but she ends by recognizing and demanding the marriage of heart, the God of enlightened faith, the government of order and progress."
    Equivalent
    Antonym
    real    sincere    genuine   
    Verb Form
    shammed    shamming    shams   
    Cross Reference
    Variant
    shamming    shammed   
    Form
    shamateur   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    make-believe    delusion    imposture    humbug    false   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Abram    Am    Cam    Dam    Durham   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    hypocrisy    deceit    fraud    humbug    mock