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
Fueled by a humorless fear of precisely the human experiences and emotions that connect us, book banning ironically often metamorphosizes into acts of promotion, and just as often ends up exposing vile and corrosive hypocrisy in those lighting the matches.
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Literary Hub, 10 Dec. 2025
The Congresswoman said the Lieutenant Governor’s decision to center the matter of corporate PAC donations as a key differentiator in the race illustrates hypocrisy.
—Alex J. Rouhandeh, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Dec. 2025
In fact, the shenanigans in Kiffin’s bromance with LSU only accentuate the historic hypocrisy of the sport, where coaches are forgiven – indeed, often lauded – for seeking greener pastures but players are criticized (and in the past were punished) for getting theirs.
—Jim Alexander, Oc Register, 2 Dec. 2025
The citizen in you laughs heartily as this film, a tragicomedy, skewers the hypocrisies and ironies of the repressed West.
—The New Yorker, New Yorker, 21 Nov. 2025
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Literary Hub, 10 Dec. 2025
The Congresswoman said the Lieutenant Governor’s decision to center the matter of corporate PAC donations as a key differentiator in the race illustrates hypocrisy.
—Alex J. Rouhandeh, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Dec. 2025
In fact, the shenanigans in Kiffin’s bromance with LSU only accentuate the historic hypocrisy of the sport, where coaches are forgiven – indeed, often lauded – for seeking greener pastures but players are criticized (and in the past were punished) for getting theirs.
—Jim Alexander, Oc Register, 2 Dec. 2025
The citizen in you laughs heartily as this film, a tragicomedy, skewers the hypocrisies and ironies of the repressed West.
—The New Yorker, New Yorker, 21 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hypocrisy
Noun
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McCoy is charged with theft by deception, violation of oath of office, and three counts of false statements and writings.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
7 Jan. 2026
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Harper got fired for the aforementioned deception.—
Alison Herman,
Variety,
6 Jan. 2026
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Emotional confusion, even deceit, and certainly judgmental attitudes are in the air.—
Georgia Nicols,
Denver Post,
8 Jan. 2026
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Standing against them is notorious kingpin Bada Chaudhary (Sharad Kelkar), whose syndicate operates through layers of deceit through corridors in Saudi Arabia, Ethopia, Italy, Thailand and the UK.—
Jesse Whittock,
Deadline,
7 Jan. 2026
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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Allen’s combo of flip insincerity and kindly concern is a terrific treat, recalling Bill Murray at his doofy best.—
Duane Byrge,
HollywoodReporter,
11 Nov. 2025
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In an era of skepticism, audiences quickly detect insincerity.—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes.com,
29 Aug. 2025
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Now, though levees may not exactly be back, royal affectations and the disputes that go with them are.—
Jake Lundberg,
The Atlantic,
7 Jan. 2026
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That’s probably an affectation.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
17 Dec. 2025
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“Hypocrisy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hypocrisy. Accessed 12 Jan. 2026.
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