The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 8 letter word PRETENDS which also is the latest solution we found used in New York Times in 1988.
Dissimulates crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| PRETENDS | 50 % | 8 |
| ACTS | 50 % | 4 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Dissimulates
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- disguising
- disguise
- concealment
- disguises
- concealing
- disguised
- conceals
- dissembling
- dissemblance
- covertness
- subterfuge
- deceives
Crossword Answer definitions
PRETENDS verb- To claim, to allege, especially when falsely or as a form of deliberate deception.
- To feign, affect (a state, quality, etc.).
- To lay claim to (an ability, status, advantage, etc.). (originally used without to)
- To make oneself appear to do or be doing something; to engage in make-believe.
- To hold before, or put forward, as a cloak or disguise for something else; to exhibit as a veil for something hidden.
- To intend; to design, to plot; to attempt.
- To hold before one; to extend.
More crossword clues leading to the same solutions
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More clues leading to the result PRETENDS
- Feigns
- Engages in role-playing
- Isn't serious
- Makes believe
- Simulates.
- Lays claim to a title.
- Acts.
- Feigns.
- Lays claim (to).
- Lays claim to