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dissimulate

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of dissimulate

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 of dissimulate

dissemble, let on, make out, pretend

Words Related to dissimulate

act, impersonate, masquerade, play, playact, pose

affect, assume, counterfeit, fake, feign, profess, put on, sham, simulate

camouflage, conceal, disguise, mask

Phrases Synonymous with dissimulate

make a pretense, make a show, make believe, put on an act, put up a front

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