Main entry: fake, sham, postiche
Definition: something that is a counterfeit; not what it seems to be
Main entry: imposter, impostor, sham, shammer, role player, fraud, fake, faker, pseud, pseudo, pretender
Definition: a person who makes deceitful pretenses
Main entry: sham, dissemble, feign, pretend, affect
Definition: make believe with the intent to deceive
Usage: He feigned that he was ill; He shammed a headache
Main entry: assume, sham, simulate, feign
Definition: make a pretence of
Usage: She assumed indifference, even though she was seething with anger; he feigned sleep
Main entry: assumed, false, fictitious, fictive, sham, put on, pretended
Definition: adopted in order to deceive
Usage: an assumed name; an assumed cheerfulness; a fictitious address; fictive sympathy; a pretended interest; a put-on childish voice; sham modesty