dissimulating
Hiding true feelings
Dissimulating means concealing one's true feelings, intentions, or character behind a false appearance.
Someone who dissimulates pretends to be something they're not, or hides what they actually think or feel.
She was dissimulating when she claimed to support the proposal.
The word carries connotations of deliberate deception rather than mere politeness—a dissimulating person is actively working to mislead others about their real nature or motives.
Pretending to feel something
- fakingSimulating something false
- shammingFalsely pretending
- bluffingDeceiving about one's position
- posingAssuming an attitude
counterfeiting · dissembling · simulating · masquerading · playacting · posturing · affecting · professing
Inclined to deceive
- deceitfulInclined to mislead others
- duplicitousDeliberately deceptive in nature
- untruthfulNot speaking facts
- misleadingCausing false beliefs
fraudulent · insincere · false · guileful · underhanded · lying · treacherous · two-faced
Staying out of sight
- maskingConcealing by covering
- veilingConcealing with covering
- obscuringMaking less visible
- cloakingAct of hiding something
shrouding · screening · suppressing · burying · secreting · withholding · covering · camouflaging
feigning
Pretending to feel something
posing · counterfeiting · dissembling · simulating · masquerading · playacting · posturing · affecting · professing · fabricating
dishonest
Inclined to deceive
- deceitfulInclined to mislead others
- duplicitousDeliberately deceptive in nature
- untruthfulNot speaking facts
misleading · fraudulent · insincere · false · guileful · underhanded · lying · treacherous · two-faced · disingenuous
hiding
Staying out of sight
cloaking · shrouding · screening · suppressing · burying · secreting · withholding · covering · camouflaging · disguising
sly
Cleverly deceptive
cunning · shrewd · calculating · subtle · foxy · cagey · slick · devious · astute · clever
dissimulatinghonest
Free from deception
candid · forthright · transparent · truthful · sincere