dissimulated
Concealed real feelings
Dissimulated is the past tense and past participle of dissimulate, meaning to conceal or disguise one's true feelings, intentions, or character under a false appearance.
Unlike simply lying, dissimulation involves a sustained pretense—acting as if something is not the case while knowing otherwise.
She dissimulated her disappointment with a cheerful smile.
The word carries connotations of deliberate deception, often in social or political contexts where revealing one's true position would be disadvantageous.
Deceptive outward show
- subterfugeDeliberate deception to conceal
- masqueradeDeceptive act or costume party
- charadeAbsurd or obvious pretense
- cover-upHiding wrongdoing from public
smokescreen · guise · artifice · front · veneer · show · act · deception
Involving intentional dishonesty
- dishonestInclined to deceive
- insincereFeigning belief or feeling
- misleadingCausing false beliefs
- duplicitousDeliberately deceptive in nature
deceitful · false · guileful · cunning · underhanded · scheming · disingenuous · two-faced
pretense
Deceptive outward show
- subterfugeDeliberate deception to conceal
- masqueradeDeceptive act or costume party
- charadeAbsurd or obvious pretense
cover-up · smokescreen · guise · artifice · front · veneer · show · act · deception · ruse
fraudulent
Involving intentional dishonesty
- dishonestInclined to deceive
- insincereFeigning belief or feeling
- misleadingCausing false beliefs
duplicitous · deceitful · false · guileful · cunning · underhanded · scheming · disingenuous · two-faced · hypocritical
hidden
Kept out of sight
cloak · secrete · bury · enshroud · cover · screen · shield · suppress · withhold · mask
pretend
Act as though
counterfeit · fabricate · affect · put on · play-act · malinger · falsify · invent · concoct · make-believe