Synonyms and antonyms of dissimulate in English

dissimulate

These are words and phrases related to dissimulate. Click on any word or phrase to go to its thesaurus page. Or, go to the definition of dissimulate.

TO ACT AS IF SOMETHING IS TRUE WHEN IT IS NOT

The government appears to be dissimulating regarding their intentions behind drone strikes.

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pretend
She pretended not to know about the surprise.
make believe
He's just going to make believe that things are fine in spite of the divorce.
play at something
UK
The children are playing at cops and robbers.
role-play
During class, we role-played being a customer and a salesperson to learn words related to shopping.
fake
She's only faking being sick.
feign
The police questioned him about the break-in, but he feigned ignorance.
affect
formal
His friends only affected interest in his problems.
purport
formal
The legislation purports to protect employees, but unions have claimed the law would to the opposite.
dissemble
formal
The prince demanded to know if she loved him, but she shyly dissembled.
keep up appearances
They've just lost their house, but they're still keeping up apperances for their relatives.
pose as someone
She was posing as a member of the aristrocracy in order to steal money from the rich.
impersonate
The suspect was charged with impersonating a police officer.
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dissimulate

verb
These are words and phrases related to dissimulate. Click on any word or phrase to go to its thesaurus page. Or, go to the definition of dissimulate.
They dissimulated their true intentions.
Synonyms for dissimulate from Random House Roget's College Thesaurus, Revised and Updated Edition © 2000 Random House, Inc.

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