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dissimulation

[dih-sim-yuh-ley-shuhn] / dɪˌsɪm yəˈleɪ ʃən /
NOUN
camouflage
Synonyms
STRONGEST
cloak disguise mask veil
STRONG
beard blind concealment cover deceit faking front guise masking masquerade mimicry paint screen shade shroud smokescreen
WEAK
coverup deceptive marking false appearance plain brown wrapper protective coloring red herring
NOUN
concealment
Synonyms
STRONG
beard blind camouflage cover cover-up covering curtain disguise front hideaway mask obliteration occultation privacy secretion veil wraps
WEAK
fig leaf hideout obscuration red herring smokescreen
Antonyms
WEAK
disclosure divulgence exposition revelation showing telling
NOUN
cover-up
Synonyms
STRONGEST
complicity conspiracy evasion
STRONG
burial camouflage concealment front masking pretense whitewash
WEAK
closeting disguising hush-up placing under wraps seal of secrecy smokescreen veil of secrecy
NOUN
deceit
Synonyms
STRONGEST
chicanery deception dishonesty duplicity fraud hypocrisy treachery trickery
STRONG
ambidexterity ambidextrousness artifice cheating chicane craft craftiness cunning deceitfulness double-dealing fraudulence guile imposition pretense slyness trapping
WEAK
cozening defrauding dirty dealing dirty pool dissemblance entrapping overreaching smoke and mirrors two-facedness two-timing underhandedness
Antonyms
STRONGEST
fairness forthrightness frankness honesty openness sincerity trustworthiness truth truthfulness
STRONG
artlessness reality
WEAK
uprightness
NOUN
deception
Synonyms
STRONGEST
betrayal deceit disinformation duplicity falsehood fraud hypocrisy lying mendacity treachery trickery untruth
STRONG
artifice beguilement blarney cheat circumvention cozenage craftiness cunning deceitfulness deceptiveness double-dealing dupery equivocation flimflam fraudulence guile hokum imposition insincerity juggling legerdemain pretense prevarication sophism treason trickiness trumpery
WEAK
defraudation
Antonyms
STRONGEST
faithfulness forthrightness honesty loyalty sincerity truth
STRONG
openness
WEAK
frankness honor trustworthiness truthfulness uprightness
NOUN
disguise
Synonyms
STRONGEST
camouflage cloak guise trickery veil
STRONG
beard blind charade color coloring concealment costume counterfeit cover-up dress facade face faking front illusion make believe mask masquerade pageant pretense pretension pretentiousness pseudonym put on screen semblance veneer
WEAK
false front fig leaf getup pen name red herring smokescreen
Antonyms
STRONG
back character honesty personality reality rear truth
NOUN
dissemblance
Synonyms
WEAK
dissembling unlikeness
NOUN
duplicity
Synonyms
STRONGEST
artifice chicanery deceit dishonesty falsehood hypocrisy
STRONG
cunning double-dealing dualism duality faithlessness fraud guile one-upmanship perfidiousness perfidy skullduggery treachery
WEAK
Judas kiss dirty dealing dirty pool dirty trick dirty work dissemblance stab in back treacherousness two-facedness twoness
Antonyms
STRONGEST
forthrightness frankness honesty openness sincerity truth truthfulness
STRONG
constancy faithfulness loyalty
WEAK
trustworthiness
NOUN
equivocation
Synonyms
STRONGEST
prevarication
STRONG
ambiguity amphiboly casuistry coloring con cover cover-up deceit deception deceptiveness delusion distortion doubtfulness duplicity evasion fallacy fib fibbing hedging lie line lying misrepresentation shuffling song sophistry speciousness spuriousness stall tergiversation waffle
WEAK
cop out double entendre double meaning double talk equivocality quibbling routine runaround song and dance stonewall
Antonyms
STRONG
certainty clarity fact frankness honesty openness reality surety trustworthiness truth truthfulness uprightness
WEAK
directness facing meeting
NOUN
falsehood
Synonyms
STRONGEST
cover-up deceit deception dishonesty distortion fabrication fakery fallacy falsity misstatement perjury prevarication sham tall tale untruth
STRONG
canard equivocation erroneousness error fable fallaciousness falseness feigning fib fiction figment fraud hogwash line mendacity pretense story tale untruthfulness whopper yarn
WEAK
fibbery half-truth untruism
Antonyms
STRONGEST
frankness honesty openness truth truthfulness uprightness
STRONG
nonfiction reality
NOUN
guile
Synonyms
STRONGEST
trickery
STRONG
artfulness artifice chicanery craft craftiness cunning deceit deception dishonesty duplicity jive ruse sellout treachery trickiness wiliness
WEAK
dirty dealing dirty pool dirty trick dirty work dissemblance double-cross foul play runaround sharp practice stab in the back
Antonyms
STRONG
forthrightness frankness honesty honor openness sincerity trustworthiness truth truthfulness uprightness
WEAK
artlessness naïveté
NOUN
hypocrisy
Synonyms
STRONGEST
bigotry deceit deception dishonesty duplicity fraud insincerity mockery
STRONG
affectation cant casuistry display dissembling double-dealing falsity glibness imposture irreverence lie pietism quackery sanctimoniousness sanctimony speciousness unctuousness
WEAK
bad faith false profession lip service pharisaicalness pharisaism phoniness
Antonyms
STRONGEST
fairness frankness honesty openness trustworthiness truth truthfulness uprightness
WEAK
forthrightness righteousness sincerity
NOUN
imposition
Synonyms
STRONG
artifice cheating con craftiness fraud hoax hocus-pocus hypocrisy illusion imposture stratagem trick trickery
Antonyms
STRONG
frankness honesty reality sincerity truth truthfulness
WEAK
advantage aid benefit blessing forthrightness help profit
NOUN
make believe
Synonyms
STRONGEST
charade
STRONG
disguise dream fakery fantasy imagination pageant playacting pretense pretension pretentiousness sham
WEAK
fairy tale
Antonyms
STRONG
existence honesty reality substance truth
NOUN
mask
Synonyms
STRONGEST
camouflage cloak veil
STRONG
affectation air appearance aspect beard blind concealment cover up disguise dissembling domino facade front guise hood masquerade pose posture pretense pretext put on screen semblance show simulation veneer visage visor
WEAK
disguisement fig leaf window dressing
Antonyms
STRONG
reality truth
NOUN
masquerade
Synonyms
STRONG
carnival circus cloak color costume cover cover-up deception domino facade festivity front guise impersonation imposture mask masking mummery personation pose pretense put on revel screen show subterfuge veil
WEAK
Mardi Gras costume ball masked ball
Antonyms
STRONG
honesty openness reality truth
NOUN
pharisaism
Synonyms
WEAK
affectation bad faith bigotry cant casuistry deceit deception dishonesty display dissembling double-dealing duplicity false profession falsity fraud glibness imposture insincerity irreverence lie lip service mockery pharisaicalness phoniness pietism quackery sanctimoniousness sanctimony speciousness tartuffery two-facedness unctuousness
NOUN
phoniness
Synonyms
WEAK
affectation bad faith bigotry cant casuistry deceit deception dishonesty display dissembling double-dealing duplicity false profession falsity fraud glibness imposture insincerity irreverence lie lip service mockery pharisaicalness pharisaism pietism quackery sanctimoniousness sanctimony speciousness tartuffery two-facedness unctuousness
NOUN
pretending
Synonyms
STRONG
acting bluffing cheating concealment counterfeiting covering dissembling masking pretense shamming simulation
NOUN
pretense
Synonyms
STRONGEST
charade cloak pretext semblance veneer
STRONG
act acting affectation appearance artifice claim deceit deception display double-dealing evasion excuse fabrication facade fakery falsification feigning gag guise insincerity invention make believe mask masquerade misrepresentation misstatement ostentation posing posturing pretentiousness routine ruse schtick sham shuffling simulation stall stunt subterfuge trickery veil wile
WEAK
dumb act faking
Antonyms
STRONGEST
reality
STRONG
frankness honesty honor openness quiet simplicity truth truthfulness uprightness
NOUN
sanctimoniousness
Synonyms
STRONG
affectation bigotry cant casuistry deceit deception dishonesty display dissembling double-dealing duplicity falsity fraud glibness imposture insincerity irreverence lie mockery pietism quackery sanctimony speciousness unctuousness
WEAK
bad faith false profession lip service pharisaicalness pharisaism phoniness tartuffery two-facedness
Antonyms
STRONG
fairness forthrightness frankness honesty openness respect trustworthiness truth truthfulness uprightness
NOUN
sanctimony
Synonyms
STRONG
affectation bigotry cant casuistry deceit deception dishonesty display dissembling double-dealing duplicity falsity fraud glibness imposture insincerity irreverence lie mockery pietism quackery sanctimoniousness speciousness unctuousness
WEAK
bad faith false profession lip service pharisaicalness pharisaism phoniness tartuffery two-facedness
Antonyms
STRONG
fairness forthrightness frankness honesty openness respect trustworthiness truth truthfulness uprightness
NOUN
shiftiness
Synonyms
STRONG
ambidexterity ambidextrousness artifice cheating chicane chicanery craft craftiness cunning deceitfulness deception dishonesty double-dealing duplicity fraud fraudulence guile hypocrisy imposition pretense slyness trapping treachery trickery
WEAK
cozening defrauding dirty dealing dirty pool dissemblance entrapping overreaching smoke and mirrors two-facedness two-timing underhandedness
Antonyms
STRONG
artlessness fairness forthrightness frankness honesty honor openness reality sincerity trustworthiness truth truthfulness
NOUN
tartuffery
Synonyms
WEAK
affectation bad faith bigotry cant casuistry deceit deception dishonesty display dissembling double-dealing duplicity false profession falsity fraud glibness imposture insincerity irreverence lie lip service mockery pharisaicalness pharisaism phoniness pietism quackery sanctimoniousness sanctimony speciousness two-facedness unctuousness
NOUN
tergiversation
Synonyms
STRONG
ambiguity amphiboly casuistry coloring con cover cover-up deceit deception deceptiveness delusion distortion doubtfulness duplicity euphemism evasion fallacy fib fibbing hedge hedging lie line lying misrepresentation prevarication shuffle shuffling song sophistry speciousness spuriousness stall waffle
WEAK
cop out double entendre double meaning double talk equivocality equivoque quibbling routine runaround song and dance stonewall weasel word
Antonyms
STRONG
certainty clarity fact frankness honesty openness reality surety trustworthiness truth truthfulness uprightness
NOUN
two-facedness
Synonyms
WEAK
affectation bad faith bigotry cant casuistry deceit deception dishonesty display dissembling double-dealing duplicity false profession falsity fraud glibness imposture insincerity irreverence lie lip service mockery pharisaicalness pharisaism phoniness pietism quackery sanctimoniousness sanctimony speciousness tartuffery unctuousness
NOUN
wile
Synonyms
STRONGEST
guile stratagem
STRONG
angle artfulness artifice cheating chicane chicanery con contrivance craft craftiness deceit deception device dishonesty dodge feint flimflam fraud gambit game gimmick hoax horseplay imposition lure maneuver plot ploy racket ruse scam setup shenanigans skullduggery slant slyness stunt subterfuge switch trick trickery twist
WEAK
little game monkey business monkeyshines scheming
Antonyms
STRONG
fairness forthrightness frankness honesty honor openness sincerity truth truthfulness uprightness
WEAK
naïveté stupidity

Example Sentences

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Her dissimulation, Passon added, included having simultaneous husbands on both American coasts.

From New York Times • Jun. 4, 2021

This attitude often implies a bit of dissimulation, in particular on the part of the group leader.

From Scientific American • Apr. 16, 2021

Take that archetypal Restoration prop, the fan – perfect for dissimulation.

From The Guardian • May 21, 2019

Under these circumstances, evasion is unacceptable, and any attempt at dissimulation should be rejected.

From Slate • Sep. 17, 2018

The others were more practiced at this particular dissimulation.

From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt

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