Farce and Sham

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Farce

Farce noun - A poor, insincere, or insulting imitation of something.

Usage example: the recall of a duly elected official for a frivolous reason is not democracy in action but a farce

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Sham is a synonym for farce in respect topic. In some cases you can use "Sham" instead a noun "Farce", when it comes to topics like mockery, nonsense, absurdity, absurd situation.

Nearby Words: farcical, fart, farcically, farced

Sham

Sham noun - A poor, insincere, or insulting imitation of something.

Usage example: condemned the rigged election as a total sham

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Farce is a synonym for sham in respect topic. You can use "Farce" instead a noun "Sham", if it concerns topics such as hoax, absurd situation.

Nearby Word: shame

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pure	pure farce	pure sham
complete	complete farce	complete sham
total	total farce	total sham
entire	entire farce	entire sham
Other adjectives: bad, political, classic.

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