dissimulate
Conceal one's intentions
To dissimulate is to conceal or disguise one's true feelings, motives, or intentions—to pretend not to have what you actually have.
The word implies calculated deception through feigned ignorance or indifference: She dissimulated her ambition behind a mask of modest contentment.
It differs from simulate, which means to fake having something you lack, while dissimulate means to hide what you genuinely possess.
Keep from being seen
suppress · cover up · shroud · obscure · withhold · bury · screen · disguise
Cause false belief
- misleadCause false belief
- deludeLead into false belief
- dupeDeceive or victim
- hoodwinkTrick into false belief
bamboozle · beguile · trick · fool · gull · cozen · lead astray · throw off
Feigns virtue falsely
- two-facedInsincere and deceptive
- insincereFeigning belief or feeling
- disingenuousFeigning ignorance or innocence
- duplicitousDeliberately deceptive in nature
false · sanctimonious · pharisaic · mealy-mouthed · hollow · affected · artificial · unctuous
feign
Pretend to have
put on · sham · counterfeit · assume · play-act · act · bluff · pose · make-believe · go through the motions
conceal
Keep from being seen
cloak · suppress · cover up · shroud · obscure · withhold · bury · screen · disguise · camouflage
deceive
Cause false belief
hoodwink · bamboozle · beguile · trick · fool · gull · cozen · lead astray · throw off · misdirect
hypocrite
Feigns virtue falsely
- two-facedInsincere and deceptive
- insincereFeigning belief or feeling
- disingenuousFeigning ignorance or innocence
duplicitous · false · sanctimonious · pharisaic · mealy-mouthed · hollow · affected · artificial · unctuous · calculating
dissimulatebe honest
Speak without deception
be authentic · speak plainly · show one's true colors · wear one's heart on one's sleeve · come clean