dissimulator
Hides true intentions
A dissimulator is someone who conceals their true feelings, intentions, or nature—a person who dissimulates.
The word carries a formal or literary tone and implies deliberate deception rather than mere privacy: He was a skilled dissimulator, never revealing his ambitions until the moment he struck.
One who tricks others
- pretenderIllegitimate claimant to power
- fakerOne who pretends
- dissemblerOne who hides beliefs
- hypocriteFeigns virtue falsely
impostor · fraud · charlatan · masquerader · concealer · liar · trickster · phony
One dispensing insincere praise
- sycophantServile praise-giver
- chameleonLizard altering its pigmentation
- people-pleaserOne seeking constant approval
- manipulatorOne who controls cunningly
schmoozer · smooth-talker · brown-noser · fawner · yes-man · ingratiator · courtier · opportunist
Covert information gatherer
- agentOne who acts independently
- infiltratorOne who enters covertly
- moleSubterranean insectivore
- operativeCovert field agent
informant · sleeper · asset · handler · intelligence · covert · undercover · defector
Agent blocking transcription
- denierOne who contradicts
- suppressorDevice that inhibits output
- avoiderOne who stays away
- compartmentalizerOne who separates concerns
rationalizer · projection · sublimation · masking · coping · persona · ego · unconscious
deceiver
One who tricks others
- pretenderIllegitimate claimant to power
- fakerOne who pretends
- dissemblerOne who hides beliefs
hypocrite · impostor · fraud · charlatan · masquerader · concealer · liar · trickster · phony · sham
flatterer
One dispensing insincere praise
- sycophantServile praise-giver
- chameleonLizard altering its pigmentation
- people-pleaserOne seeking constant approval
manipulator · schmoozer · smooth-talker · brown-noser · fawner · yes-man · ingratiator · courtier · opportunist · climber
spy
Covert information gatherer
- agentOne who acts independently
- infiltratorOne who enters covertly
- moleSubterranean insectivore
operative · informant · sleeper · asset · handler · intelligence · covert · undercover · defector · traitor
repressor
Agent blocking transcription
- denierOne who contradicts
- suppressorDevice that inhibits output
- avoiderOne who stays away
compartmentalizer · rationalizer · projection · sublimation · masking · coping · persona · ego · unconscious · hidden
dissimulatortruthteller
One who speaks honestly
truth-teller · straight shooter · open book · whistleblower · straight talker
dissimulatorinnocent
Free from moral wrong
true self · genuine article · naif · real McCoy · natural
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