Synonyms of hypocrisy

hypocrisy

noun

hi-ˈpä-krə-sē 

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• deception
• deceit
• deceptiveness
• insincerity
• deceitfulness
• affectation
• pretense
• dissimulation
• dissembling
• pretension
• piousness
• dishonesty
• cant
• perfidy
• falseness
• duplicity
• double-dealing
• self-righteousness
• sanctimoniousness
• two-facedness
• self-satisfaction
• fakery
• falsity
• pretentiousness
• shamming
• artificiality
• affectedness
• glibness
• smoothness
• fraudulentness
• oiliness
• unctuousness

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• sincerity
• genuineness
• honesty
• frankness
• truthfulness
• openness
• candor
• directness
• forthrightness
• probity
• straightforwardness
• sincereness
• naturalness
• artlessness
• openheartedness
• guilelessness
• unaffectedness

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of hypocrisy

Julien’s pursuit of greatness leads him down a path where love, pride and hypocrisy collide… with tragic consequences. — Ed Meza, Variety, 31 Aug. 2026

These charges of hypocrisy have only gotten louder as DSA candidates have won a string of Democratic primaries across the country. — Tyler Austin Harper, The Atlantic, 22 Aug. 2026

Today, young people are increasingly frustrated with the hypocrisy of politicians lecturing them about the virtues of voting while in practice facilitating disengagement. — David Neil, New York Daily News, 15 Aug. 2026

Our views on morality and indecency are rife with inconsistency and hypocrisy. — Literary Hub, 12 Aug. 2026