dissembler
One who feigns
A dissembler is someone who conceals their true feelings, motives, or beliefs behind a false appearance.
The word carries connotations of deliberate deception rather than innocent pretense—a dissembler knows exactly what they're hiding: He was a skilled dissembler who convinced everyone of his loyalty while plotting against them.
One feigning another's identity
- charlatanFaker claiming false expertise
- hypocriteFeigns virtue falsely
- pretenderIllegitimate claimant to power
- fakerOne who pretends
phony · fraud · deceiver · trickster · con artist · masquerader · poseur · wolf in sheep's clothing
Deceptive outward appearance
- charadeAbsurd or obvious pretense
- masqueradeDeceptive act or costume party
- disguiseIdentity-concealing alteration
- actDeed or performance
front · veneer · mask · guise · show · sham · affectation · feigning
Deliberate misleading behavior
- deceitDeliberate misleading of others
- dishonestyDisposition toward falsehood
- falsehoodDeliberate untrue statement
- fabricationDeliberately untrue statement
misrepresentation · mendacity · prevarication · double-dealing · treachery · perfidy · bad faith · insincerity
Sly, strategic dishonesty
- craftinessShrewd, devious cleverness
- slynessCunning in manner
- wilinessShrewd deceptive cleverness
- artfulnessClever, crafty skill
scheming · manipulation · conniving · foxiness · shrewdness · calculation · deviousness · insidiousness
impostor
One feigning another's identity
- charlatanFaker claiming false expertise
- hypocriteFeigns virtue falsely
- pretenderIllegitimate claimant to power
faker · phony · fraud · deceiver · trickster · con artist · masquerader · poseur · wolf in sheep's clothing · mountebank
facade
Deceptive outward appearance
- charadeAbsurd or obvious pretense
- masqueradeDeceptive act or costume party
- disguiseIdentity-concealing alteration
act · front · veneer · mask · guise · show · sham · affectation · feigning · simulation
duplicity
Deliberate misleading behavior
- deceitDeliberate misleading of others
- dishonestyDisposition toward falsehood
- falsehoodDeliberate untrue statement
fabrication · misrepresentation · mendacity · prevarication · double-dealing · treachery · perfidy · bad faith · insincerity · disingenuousness
guile
Sly, strategic dishonesty
- craftinessShrewd, devious cleverness
- slynessCunning in manner
- wilinessShrewd deceptive cleverness
artfulness · scheming · manipulation · conniving · foxiness · shrewdness · calculation · deviousness · insidiousness · stealth
- deceiversliar, liars, deceiver, fraud, fake
- liarsdeceiver, fabricator, falsifier, fraud, prevaricator
dissemblertruth-teller
One who speaks accurately
straight shooter · open book · straight talker · honest broker · whistleblower
dissemblergenuine article
Authentic original item
what-you-see-is-what-you-get · real deal · true self · innocent · naif