The Clue
Fraud (4 letter answer)
The Answer
SHAM
Tags
Notes
The answer SHAM is seen frequently, appearing about once every 120 puzzles.
Related Clues
Brummagem
Counterfeit
Deception
Ersatz
Fake
Fakery
Hoax
Masquerade
Pinchbeck
Pretend
Put-on
Simulacrum
Spurious
Cheap falseness
Comforter go-with
Make-believe
Pillow cover
Its appearance is deceiving
Definition
SHAM as a noun:
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
SHAM as a verb:
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"
SHAM as an adjective:
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"