1. (

• fake ,
• sham ,
• postiche ,

) something that is a counterfeit; not what it seems to be ;

2. (

• imposter ,
• impostor ,
• pretender ,
• fake ,
• faker ,
• fraud ,
• sham ,
• shammer ,
• pseudo ,
• pseud ,
• role_player ,

) a person who makes deceitful pretenses ;

1. (

• simulate ,
• assume ,
• sham ,
• feign

) make a pretence of; "She assumed indifference, even though she was seething with anger"; "he feigned sleep" ;

2. (

• feign ,
• sham ,
• pretend ,
• affect ,
• dissemble

) make believe with the intent to deceive; "He feigned that he was ill"; "He shammed a headache" ;

1. (

• assumed ,
• false ,
• fictitious ,
• fictive ,
• pretended ,
• put_on ,
• sham

) adopted in order to deceive; "an assumed name"; "an assumed cheerfulness"; "a fictitious address"; "fictive sympathy"; "a pretended interest"; "a put-on childish voice"; "sham modesty" ;