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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Through shocking testimonies from government insiders, confidential documents, and private audio recordings from the highest level of the military, BODYGUARD OF LIES exposes the tangled web of deception fed to the American public by the U.S. government during its 20-year war in Afghanistan.—
Matthew Carey,
Deadline,
7 May 2025
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Mauriello, a senior lecturer at the University of Maryland, said in his experience, people's sympathetic nervous system could be activated by a host of reasons — beyond deception.—
Juliana Kim,
NPR,
30 Apr. 2025
Noun
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In Towards Zero, Rhys plays a troubled detective who tries to untangle a toxic web of jealousy, deceit and dysfunction.—
Brianne Tracy,
People.com,
29 Apr. 2025
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But today, finally, Santos has been held accountable for his years of fraud, deceit and theft.—
Barnini Chakraborty,
The Washington Examiner,
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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The interaction between Briony and Jamie starts off amiably, with Jamie needling Briony for her posh affectations.—
Doreen St. Félix,
The New Yorker,
22 Mar. 2025
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“Hypocrisy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hypocrisy. Accessed 21 May. 2025.
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