dissembled

verb

Definition of dissemblednext
past tense of dissemble
1
as in pretended
to present a false appearance of he dissembled happiness at the news that his old girlfriend was getting married—to someone else

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2
as in dissimulated
to take on a false or deceptive appearance children learn to dissemble at a surprisingly early age

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dissembled
  1. pretended
  2. assumed
  3. simulated
Verb
  • In 1966, Cole starred with Deborah Walley (Gidget Goes Hawaiian) in the 3D sci-fi film The Bubble and appeared on an episode of Gunsmoke in which his character pretended to be the son of a man killed by Matt Dillon (James Arness).
    Mike Barnes, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 Dec. 2024
  • Marino took the snap, pretended to spike the ball to stop the clock, and threw a touchdown pass to Ingram, who was open after rookie cornerback Aaron Glenn bought Marino's fake.
    Jim Reineking, USA TODAY, 6 Dec. 2024
Definition of pretended
Verb
  • Babies with only one umbilical artery are at risk of being born small, but Naomi, her daughter, weighed over 6 pounds, so she was assumed to be fine.
    Nancy Borowick, NPR, 11 Dec. 2024
  • Federal judge blocks Kroger merger with Albertsons Who is on the hook for a mortgage that has been assumed by a home buyer?
    Christopher A. Combs, The Arizona Republic, 10 Dec. 2024
Definition of assumed
Verb
  • Every ounce of water onscreen during that chase was simulated.
    Manuel Betancourt, Los Angeles Times, 6 Dec. 2024
  • This simulated the conditions these rods would experience in a real-world nuclear power plant.
    Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 5 Dec. 2024
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