Meaning & use
sham
Something that is not genuine, presented falsely as real or true.
See it in a sentence
Investigators revealed the charity was a sham designed to collect donations for no cause.
Critics called the trial a sham, with the verdict decided long before it began.
A note on using this word
Can also be used as an adjective, as in 'a sham marriage,' to describe something staged to deceive rather than the genuine thing.
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Words with an opposite meaning
genuine
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