Go through the motions
Go through the motions verb - Pretend to do something by acting as if one was really doing it.
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Synonyms for Go through the motions
Sham and go through the motions are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Sham" instead a verb phrase "Go through the motions".
Sham
Sham verb - To present a false appearance of.
Go through the motions and sham are semantically related. You can use "Go through the motions" instead a verb "Sham".
Nearby Word: shame
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Related pairs
- affect and go through the motions
- affect and sham
- act and go through the motions
- act and sham
- fake and go through the motions
- fake and sham
- pose and go through the motions
- pose and sham
- bluff and go through the motions
- bluff and sham
- pretend and go through the motions
- pretend and sham
- pretended and go through the motions
- pretended and sham
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Sham and Go through the motions. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 31, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/go_through_the_motions/sham
Go through the motions & Sham. N.p., 2016. Web. 31 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/go_through_the_motions/sham>.
Sham or Go through the motions. 2016. Accessed July 31, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/go_through_the_motions/sham.
