as in assuming
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as in pretending
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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dissimulating
Verb
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Stay open without pretending every detail is solved.—
Tarot.com,
Chicago Tribune,
24 May 2026 -
With the war’s turbulence on the economy more prevalent and the internet now throttled, Russians no longer have the luxury of pretending the war in Ukraine isn’t happening.—
Daniel DePetris,
Mercury News,
23 May 2026
Adjective
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The tradeoff is real, and pretending otherwise would be dishonest.—
Alexander Puutio,
Forbes.com,
27 May 2026
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The election took place amid a surge in violent crime and corruption that has fueled widespread discontent among voters, who largely view candidates as dishonest and unprepared for the presidency.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
16 May 2026
Adjective
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Sybiha said Russia’s actions exposed its calls for a separate ceasefire around May 9 as insincere.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
6 May 2026
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As soon as Talarico’s primary victory over Jasmine Crockett was certain, conservatives called on those remarks and others to swiftly and uniformly deride his Christianity as blasphemous and insincere.—
Elizabeth Bruenig,
The Atlantic,
24 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Some of the scams involve fake court documents or notifications about phony traffic or criminal infractions, according to the sheriff's office.—
Steven Yablonski,
CBS News,
28 May 2026
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Warren has some experience with covering over the past as happened when her phony claim of being a blue-eyed Native American Cherokee descendent blew up.—
Peter Lucas,
Boston Herald,
14 May 2026
Adjective
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In the show, shy Briar U music major Hannah Wells (Ella Bright) and cocky team captain Garrett Graham (Belmont Cameli) begin fake-dating to try to catch the attention of Hannah’s crush.—
Bailey Bujnosek,
InStyle,
28 May 2026
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The schemes involve the use of fake court documents regarding false traffic and criminal infractions.—
David Goodhue,
Miami Herald,
28 May 2026
Adjective
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And while the home’s footprint is relatively small at just about 1,800 square feet (strict building codes prevented the addition of more square footage), its personality looms large thanks to an artful clash of prints, patterns, and textures.—
Allison Duncan,
Architectural Digest,
21 May 2026
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With dozens of restaurants and bars in the complex there’s everything from burgers and pizza by the pool to artful Italian plates.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
20 May 2026
Adjective
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The company has reformulated its in-house Good & Gather brand to reduce artificial colors and sugar content.—
Aldo Svaldi,
Denver Post,
31 May 2026
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The patched up, uneven Balboa Stadium track was so hard that regular artificial surface spikes had trouble penetrating it.—
Scott M. Reid,
Oc Register,
30 May 2026
Adjective
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Service is polished but not pretentious.—
Irene S. Levine,
Forbes.com,
28 May 2026
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Well-healed but not pretentious.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
25 May 2026
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“Dissimulating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dissimulating. Accessed 1 Jun. 2026.
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