Synonyms of simulating

simulating

verb

present participle of simulate

as in pretending

to present a false appearance of

cosmetics that simulate a suntan

Synonyms & Similar Words

• pretending
• assuming
• affecting
• acting
• feigning
• passing (for)
• faking
• posing
• professing
• forging
• counterfeiting
• concealing
• bluffing
• playing
• imitating
• putting on
• dissembling
• shamming
• masquerading
• making believe
• impersonating
• masking
• disguising
• camouflaging
• dissimulating
• playacting
• letting on
• feinting
• malingering

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of simulating

Silicon sampling troubles some polling traditionalists who are uneasy about ethical and other implications of simulating human responses. — W. Joseph Campbell, The Conversation, 22 Sep. 2026

For Martens, the best way to do this is by simulating aspects of gameplay, which can only be achieved by integrating goalkeeper training with the outfield positions. — Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026

By simulating various turbine types against actual site conditions, HydroGenerate accounts for seasonal flow changes and existing structural limits. — Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 6 Sep. 2026

The $31 billion spending program Taipei unveiled is one of a number of efforts to respond, such as expanding live-fire exercises to include the use of first-person view drones and simulating a maritime blockade. — Prashant Rao, semafor.com, 21 Aug. 2026

My own view is that the bill should have more restrictive testing requirements around edge cases—for instance, simulating power outages or major emergencies—before driverless vehicles can be deployed. — Rogé Karma, The Atlantic, 19 Aug. 2026

Critically, their lawyer scattered crumpled gum wrappers in the trash and on the floor, simulating recent activity from multiple prospective buyers. — David J. Moore, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026

When a double sink is nothing short of a pipe dream, the best small bathroom vanities are the only solution to simulating en suite vibes in your powder room. — Audrey Lee, Architectural Digest, 13 Aug. 2026

However, that process would require a lot of extra work for scrapers that currently just pull down the raw HTML source code of billions of webpages as plaintext, without going to the trouble of simulating a browser’s rendering pipeline. — Kyle Orland, ArsTechnica, 12 Aug. 2026