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

Alexander Skarsgård and Olivia Colman play bizarro newlyweds in a naughty parable about lust, jealousy and moral hypocrisy. — Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2026

There’s an additional piece of history that further highlights the WHHA’s hypocrisy in remaining silent as Kennedy’s garden was torn up and the East Wing torn down. — Letters To The Editor, Washington Post, 19 Oct. 2026

What follows is an edited transcript of the next 30 minutes, during which my family conducted an impromptu seminar on feminism, hypocrisy, and the appropriate amount of clothing to wear while eating cereal. — Danielle Pergament, Allure, 19 Oct. 2026

Some viewers came to Seyfried's defense, arguing that her changing opinion of Holmes wasn't a sign of hypocrisy but rather an essential part of the documentary's larger message. — Lauryn Overhultz, FOXNews.com, 19 Oct. 2026