assumed (s)
false (s)
fictitious (s)
fictive (s)
pretended (s)
put on (s)
sham (s)

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type s
lex_filenum 00
def adopted in order to deceive
examples an assumed name
an assumed cheerfulness
a fictitious address
fictive sympathy
a pretended interest
a put-on childish voice
sham modesty
Outgoing links
Similar to counterfeit, imitative
Derivationally related form sham → sham
Derivationally related form sham → sham
Derivationally related form fictitious → fiction
Derivationally related form false → falseness
Incoming links
Similar to counterfeit, imitative
Derived from adjective fictitiously → fictitious
Derivationally related form sham → sham
Derivationally related form falseness → false
Derivationally related form fiction → fictitious
Derivationally related form sham → sham

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