as in deception
the pretending of having virtues, principles, or beliefs that one in fact does not have
the hypocrisy of people who claim to care about the environment but ride around in gas-guzzlers
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Recent Examples of hypocrisy
The disconnect between brand and behavior made BP a case study in corporate hypocrisy.
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Jim Heininger, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2025
This is not to defend Cook, but rather to illustrate the parallelism and hypocrisy of the rule of law being subordinated to the law of the ruler.
—Jason Ma, Fortune, 26 Aug. 2025
Singer is perhaps the only philosopher who could expect to find a stalker rooting through his garbage for some sign of hypocrisy—chicken bones, unopened pleas from UNICEF, a Tiffany Blue Box.
—Dan Piepenbring, Harpers Magazine, 20 Aug. 2025
The acrimony between the two camps is seen on social media and in everyday conversations, where calls for showing compassion to the Gazans are met with accusations of naivete, hypocrisy and shirking responsibilities to fellow Jews.
—Andrew Silow-Carroll, Sun Sentinel, 19 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for hypocrisy
Jim Heininger, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2025
This is not to defend Cook, but rather to illustrate the parallelism and hypocrisy of the rule of law being subordinated to the law of the ruler.
—Jason Ma, Fortune, 26 Aug. 2025
Singer is perhaps the only philosopher who could expect to find a stalker rooting through his garbage for some sign of hypocrisy—chicken bones, unopened pleas from UNICEF, a Tiffany Blue Box.
—Dan Piepenbring, Harpers Magazine, 20 Aug. 2025
The acrimony between the two camps is seen on social media and in everyday conversations, where calls for showing compassion to the Gazans are met with accusations of naivete, hypocrisy and shirking responsibilities to fellow Jews.
—Andrew Silow-Carroll, Sun Sentinel, 19 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hypocrisy
Noun
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Advances in deception and seeking technologies will further shape this contest, as each side works to reduce the effectiveness of the other’s systems.—
Vikram Mittal,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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Minnesota’s Public Safety Commissioner Bob Jacobson condemned the deception and affirmed how troubling the ambush was.—
Stepheny Price,
FOXNews.com,
7 Sep. 2025
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Many of the women who spoke Monday addressed that claim directly, saying they were tricked and coerced from the start and that the deceit went far beyond one lie about where the video would be distributed.—
Alex Riggins,
Mercury News,
9 Sep. 2025
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The rest of the book is autobiographical, a love story between two writers, but also, a tale of deceit.—
Sarah Adler
September 8,
Literary Hub,
8 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Of course, the retort is that this would be irritating and exasperating to be continually deluged with alerts about AI deceptiveness.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
24 Aug. 2025
Noun
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In an era of skepticism, audiences quickly detect insincerity.—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes.com,
29 Aug. 2025
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And as the secretive Jack, Travis Van Winkle oozes oily, sexist insincerity.—
Pam Kragen,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
16 Aug. 2025
Noun
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The band sets aside the winks and retro affectations for something unadorned and honest.—
Sarah Grant,
Rolling Stone,
19 Aug. 2025
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The scenic appeal is undeniable, nature’s majestic prose both frames and dwarfs the tumultuous affectations of the characters.—
Holly Jones,
Variety,
11 Aug. 2025
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“Hypocrisy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hypocrisy. Accessed 13 Sep. 2025.
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