Synonyms for dissimulate
- verb
Definitions
- v. 1
To practise deception by concealment or omission, or by feigning a false appearance; to dissemble.
Related words
- Word family
- dissimulator dissimulation
Forms
- Past participle
- dissimulated
e.g. dissimulated → disguised, shammed, dissembled, connived…
Example sentences
- disguise Your affection was just a transaction in disguise.
- sham This sham election is a disgrace to democracy.
- dissemble Dissemble all your griefs and discontents.
- connive The group had to scrimp, connive, and hustle in order to get by.
By length
- 4 letters
- sham1
- 7 letters
- connive2
- 8 letters
- disguise2
- 9 letters
- dissemble3
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (connive2 = 2 syllables).