as in fake
not being or expressing what one appears to be or express
the insincere compliments of a spiteful gossip
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Recent Examples of insincere
That’s not to say the film’s focus on the magic and mysteries male companionship is insincere.
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Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 22 May 2025
Consider New Perspectives And Feedback Employees can tell when relationships are insincere, which is why leaders must practice empathy and authenticity so that trust, collaboration and cultural awareness can take root.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 17 Apr. 2025
The Baldwins shame him, but their righteous indignation feels insincere considering Baldwin wasn’t using her name in that footage with detectives.
—Nina Metz, Chicago Tribune, 12 Mar. 2025
But this insincere hack rudely assumes that children can’t tell the difference between a simple, nice thing and a more complicated, far inferior thing.
—Kaitlyn Tiffany, The Atlantic, 16 Apr. 2025
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Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 22 May 2025
Consider New Perspectives And Feedback Employees can tell when relationships are insincere, which is why leaders must practice empathy and authenticity so that trust, collaboration and cultural awareness can take root.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 17 Apr. 2025
The Baldwins shame him, but their righteous indignation feels insincere considering Baldwin wasn’t using her name in that footage with detectives.
—Nina Metz, Chicago Tribune, 12 Mar. 2025
But this insincere hack rudely assumes that children can’t tell the difference between a simple, nice thing and a more complicated, far inferior thing.
—Kaitlyn Tiffany, The Atlantic, 16 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for insincere
Adjective
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Trump still puts himself on fake magazine covers for validation, but some version of his celebrity and influence — and the attendant and unnerving public scrutiny — is now available to anyone who wants it.—
Leah Asmelash,
CNN Money,
16 Aug. 2025
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In some cases, scam victims have reached out to fraudsters on fake websites, which look legitimate, in hopes of recovering their funds.—
Kelly Phillips Erb,
Forbes.com,
16 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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But looking into the era of AI, the whole concept of the corporate moat may become meaningless.—
Geoff Colvin,
Fortune,
17 Aug. 2025
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Such a decision is understandable, as coaches are concerned about players possibly getting injured in what are essentially meaningless games.—
Robert Marvi,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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There are double sinks to scrub in before surgery and large basins to clean the equipment afterward.—
Beth Warren,
The Tennessean,
21 Aug. 2025
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Five out of seven double voting criminal cases in the August 2024 primary in St. Clair Shores have been dismissed, but the Michigan Attorney General's Office is appealing the rulings to a higher court, including the Michigan Court of Appeals in four of the cases.—
Christina Hall,
Freep.com,
21 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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The metrics that matter for survival cut through the noise: annual virgin plastic reduction percentages, microplastic leakage per product unit, and community impact assessments that resist superficial disclosure games.—
Trond Arne Undheim,
Forbes.com,
16 Aug. 2025
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This is less of a concern when in smaller more superficial vessels but all the same should be monitored for.—
Lucy Notarantonio,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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The House Democratic campaign arm released its own statement, calling Republicans hypocritical on the issue.—
Julia Manchester,
The Hill,
12 Aug. 2025
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There’s nothing more hypocritical than that position.—
Shira Li Bartov,
Sun Sentinel,
8 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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The woman is long gone, so Freer has to imagine her consent — in a history so full of gaps, coercion, and disappearance, a pretended connection is better than none at all.—
Helen Shaw,
Vulture,
28 Mar. 2022
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What most activates Dunn’s rage is the misogyny that only deepened amid all the pretended freedoms of the counterculture.—
Sam Sacks,
WSJ,
11 Nov. 2022
Adjective
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The pop of color offers a shimmer-free (rare!) means of warming up a wedding look and works equally well at lip level.—
Calin Van Paris,
Vogue,
12 Aug. 2025
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By After Testing Over 30 Best Sellers By Siena Gagliano Unlike balms, which can make lip color slide around, a primer locks it in while keeping lips soft and comfortable.—
Christa Joanna Lee,
Allure,
2 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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When professional achievement and personal fulfillment are in sync, success stops feeling hollow and begins to feel deeply worthwhile.—
Sho Dewan,
Forbes.com,
26 Aug. 2025
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For this new study, a team installed motion-sensitive infrared cameras inside of a hollow tree in Guanacastle, Costa Rica.—
Laura Baisas,
Popular Science,
20 Aug. 2025
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“Insincere.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/insincere. Accessed 30 Aug. 2025.
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