Synonyms of dissimulate

dissimulate

verb

(ˌ)di-ˈsim-yə-ˌlāt 

as in to pretend

to take on a false or deceptive appearance

as an actress she had been trained to dissimulate, so she had no trouble hiding her true feelings offstage as well

Synonyms & Similar Words

• pretend
• dissemble
• pose
• let on
• make believe
• make a show
• act
• make out
• conceal
• masquerade
• make a pretense
• simulate
• play
• put on an act
• feign
• put up a front
• disguise
• affect
• impersonate
• camouflage
• fake
• playact
• profess
• sham
• mask
• assume
• put on
• counterfeit
• bluff
• feint

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of dissimulate

The result is that Republican politicians dissimulate much more, and of course there is no comparable primary competition. — Tyler Cowen, Twin Cities, 5 July 2019