Synonyms for dissembler
- noun
Most common
Definitions
- n. 1
Someone who dissembles.
Forms
- Plural
- dissemblers → hypocrites, phonies, imposters, dissimulators…
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The deceiver seeks to give false impressions of any matter where he has an end to gain; the dissembler or hypocrite seeks to give false impressions in regard to himself.
J. C. Fernald, English Synonyms and Antonyms (1914)
Example sentences
- hypocrite The word "hypocrite" originally meant "actor."
- imposter How do I know that you're not an imposter?
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| dissembler | rising | |
| hypocrite | rising | |
| imposter | rising | |
| dissimulator | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 5 letters
- phony2
- 6 letters
- phoney2, mocker
- 8 letters
- imposter3
- 9 letters
- hypocrite3
- 12 letters
- dissimulator
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (phony2 = 2 syllables).