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 rousing shanty is already a knowing commentary on class and hypocrisy.
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Sara Holdren, Vulture, 25 Apr. 2025
That makes for a logical disconnect, and palpable hypocrisy.
—U T Readers, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Apr. 2025
To the Trump White House, that message is nothing but hypocrisy.
—Josh Boak and Matt Brown, Los Angeles Times, 14 Apr. 2025
Without spoiling too much, this relatively simple premise becomes a way for Ibsen to explore a broad arrange of themes from religious hypocrisy to sexism to class.
—Brent Lang, Variety, 11 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for hypocrisy
Sara Holdren, Vulture, 25 Apr. 2025
That makes for a logical disconnect, and palpable hypocrisy.
—U T Readers, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Apr. 2025
To the Trump White House, that message is nothing but hypocrisy.
—Josh Boak and Matt Brown, Los Angeles Times, 14 Apr. 2025
Without spoiling too much, this relatively simple premise becomes a way for Ibsen to explore a broad arrange of themes from religious hypocrisy to sexism to class.
—Brent Lang, Variety, 11 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for hypocrisy
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hypocrisy
Noun
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As an escaped convict posing as a beloved preacher, and as his gentle, upright twin, Robeson embodies a devastating split between appearance and truth, and whose uncanny doubling plays out in a community shaped by racial violence, spiritual deception, and economic precarity.—
Samantha Bergeson,
IndieWire,
21 May 2025
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Ellie, however, cannot abide Joel’s deception, and interrupts to tell the truth to Gail, who then slaps Joel and tells him to leave.—
Adam B. Vary,
Variety,
19 May 2025
Noun
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Lia Thomas stole a medal through deceit, and this rag has the gall to call him a 'champion'?—
Nick Mordowanec,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 May 2025
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Maeve doubles down on her deceit, lying to Conrad to cover her own ass.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
11 May 2025
Noun
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No fussy affectations, just a deliberate tamping down of his more charismatic qualities.—
A.A. Dowd,
Rolling Stone,
25 Apr. 2025
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Ivy-as-Marilyn is an inconsiderate, amphetamine guzzling faux-intellectual whose devotion to the acting craft is presented as a vainglorious affectation.—
Greg Evans,
Deadline,
10 Apr. 2025
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“Hypocrisy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hypocrisy. Accessed 27 May. 2025.
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