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
Masterson said Holscher’s assessment of the GOP smacks of hypocrisy.
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Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 18 Oct. 2025
Salvat, a real estate agent who has branded himself an anti-establishment outsider, accused his rivals of hypocrisy.
—Verónica Egui Brito, Miami Herald, 17 Oct. 2025
Her hero, Vernon, is a fallen Gen-Xer trying to survive it all—and the book is critical of his generation’s hypocrisies.
—Emily Temple, Literary Hub, 14 Oct. 2025
There were accusations of hypocrisy and a poor understanding of the trauma that Israelis had suffered on October 7, 2023.
—Philip Buckingham, New York Times, 12 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for hypocrisy
Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 18 Oct. 2025
Salvat, a real estate agent who has branded himself an anti-establishment outsider, accused his rivals of hypocrisy.
—Verónica Egui Brito, Miami Herald, 17 Oct. 2025
Her hero, Vernon, is a fallen Gen-Xer trying to survive it all—and the book is critical of his generation’s hypocrisies.
—Emily Temple, Literary Hub, 14 Oct. 2025
There were accusations of hypocrisy and a poor understanding of the trauma that Israelis had suffered on October 7, 2023.
—Philip Buckingham, New York Times, 12 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for hypocrisy
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hypocrisy
Noun
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Always one step ahead of the police, Fantomas is a master of deception and chaos.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
4 Nov. 2025
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The three-part docuseries that premiered this week chronicles how Rasmussen discovered Johnson’s deceptions and finally left him, only to be harassed by her ex after their divorce.—
Addie Morfoot,
Variety,
31 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Over the course of eight episodes, the show traces how mounting pressures, deceit and betrayal led to patriarch Alex Murdaugh murdering his wife, Maggie, and their son, Paul, in 2021.—
Brianne Tracy,
PEOPLE,
5 Nov. 2025
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Since the movie's release in September, the relationship between the two has soured and in the weeks leading up to the bond hearing the filmmaker in court filings accused Goudreau of deceit, financial coercion and threatening conduct.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
2 Nov. 2025
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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In an era of skepticism, audiences quickly detect insincerity.—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes.com,
29 Aug. 2025
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And as the secretive Jack, Travis Van Winkle oozes oily, sexist insincerity.—
Pam Kragen,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
16 Aug. 2025
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The way Koko is received for her affectation is part of what’s frustrating to watch, too.—
Jihan Forbes,
Allure,
29 Oct. 2025
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In retrospect, Kinetta feels like a dry run for Lanthimos, with all the droll affectation of his later provocations but little of the allegorical power or lunatic comedy that would distinguish them.—
A.A. Dowd,
Vulture,
24 Oct. 2025
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“Hypocrisy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hypocrisy. Accessed 7 Nov. 2025.
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