dissembles
Hides true intentions
Dissembles is the third-person singular of dissemble, meaning to hide one's true feelings, motives, or beliefs behind a false appearance.
Someone who dissembles pretends to be what they are not or conceals what they actually think: She dissembles so well that no one suspects her ambition.
The word implies deliberate deception through manner rather than outright lying.
Causes false belief
- misleadsCauses false belief
- liesDeliberate untruths
- fabricatesCreates falsely or manufactures
- falsifiesAlters to deceive
misrepresents · prevaricates · equivocates · misinforms · hoodwinks · dupes · beguiles · deludes
Pretends to feel
- pretendsActs falsely
- fakesFraudulent imitations
- simulatesArtificially replicates behavior
- actsDeeds or play sections
poses · shams · affects · playacts · impersonates · masquerades · puts on · counterfeits
Conceals or animal skins
- masksFace-covering disguises
- disguisesConcealing altered appearances
- veilsTranslucent face coverings
- cloaksLoose outer wraps
shrouds · screens · camouflages · obscures · covers · conceals · suppresses · withholds
Crafty organized plans
- manipulatesControls through cunning
- connivesSecretly works toward wrongdoing
- contrivesInvents through ingenuity
- plotsSecret plans or storylines
maneuvers · calculates · strategizes · finesses · outfoxes · beguiles · engineers · machinations
deceives
Causes false belief
- misleadsCauses false belief
- liesDeliberate untruths
- fabricatesCreates falsely or manufactures
falsifies · misrepresents · prevaricates · equivocates · misinforms · hoodwinks · dupes · beguiles · deludes · bamboozles
feigns
Pretends to feel
acts · poses · shams · affects · playacts · impersonates · masquerades · puts on · counterfeits · bluffs
hides
Conceals or animal skins
cloaks · shrouds · screens · camouflages · obscures · covers · conceals · suppresses · withholds · buries
schemes
Crafty organized plans
- manipulatesControls through cunning
- connivesSecretly works toward wrongdoing
- contrivesInvents through ingenuity
plots · maneuvers · calculates · strategizes · finesses · outfoxes · beguiles · engineers · machinations · intrigues