Prototype and Sham

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Prototype noun - Something from which copies are made.

Usage example: the manufacturer exhaustively tested the prototype of the vehicle before approving production

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Sham is an antonym for prototype.

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

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Prototype is an antonym for sham.

Nearby Word: shame

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Sham and Prototype. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 14, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/prototype/sham

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