Act and Sham

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Act

Act verb - To present a false appearance of.
Usage example: if you act confidence long enough, you'll begin to actually feel it
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Sham is a synonym for act in play topic. In some cases you can use "Sham" instead the word "Act" as a noun or a verb, when it comes to topics like pretence, honest, pretend, pretended behavior.
Nearby Words: acting, acted

Sham

Sham verb - To present a false appearance of.
Usage example: shammed a most unconvincing limp just to get sympathy
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Act is a synonym for sham in trick topic. You can use "Act" instead the word "Sham" as a verb or a noun, if it concerns topics such as pretence, honest.
Nearby Word: shame

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entire entire act entire sham
big big act big sham
bad bad act bad sham

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  • Turns out Catriona's a particularly savvy paranormal investigator, and proceeds to deconstruct the psychic's act with devastating accuracy and reveal to her other patrons that she's a sham.
    Source: Phony Psychic
  • The Peter Sellers/Ringo Starr vehicle The Magic Christian is about the title's cruise ship which (a) doesn't appear till the third act, and (b) turns out to be a sham.
    Source: The Namesake
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