Synonyms of hypocrite

hypocrite 1 of 2

noun

as in liar

a person who acts in contradiction to his or her stated opinions

Our coach is such a hypocrite. He demands that we maintain a healthy diet but seems to be always eating fast-food after practice.

Related Words

• liar
• charlatan
• deceiver
• faker
• impostor
• storyteller
• fraud
• fake
• dissembler
• double-dealer
• pretender
• phony
• counterfeiter
• sham
• bluffer
• prevaricator
• fabulist
• fabricator
• fibber
• feigner

Dissimilar Words

• straight shooter
• square shooter

hypocrite

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adjective

as in hypocritical

Related Words

• hypocritical
• insincere
• misleading
• two-faced
• erroneous
• fallacious
• untrue
• mealymouthed
• double-dealing
• smooth-tongued
• false
• perjurious
• lying
• dishonest
• mendacious
• untruthful

Dissimilar Words

• truthful
• honest
• true
• open
• moral
• sincere
• candid
• straightforward
• earnest
• principled
• veracious
• conscientious
• scrupulous
• reliable
• plainspoken
• trustworthy
• ethical
• righteous
• honorable
• virtuous
• dependable
• straight
• respectable
• just
• decent
• upright
• trusty
• trustable
• right-minded
• upstanding

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of hypocrite

Noun

Campbell is essentially calling Mohajir a hypocrite, but these aren’t exactly similar cases. — Mike Bianchi, The Orlando Sentinel, 25 June 2026

As well as calling you a hypocrite almost a decade ago over your Monica Lewinsky jokes in the late 1990s and your calls for civility, John Oliver in particular has taken you to the woodshed over your criticism of late-night getting too partisan. — Dominic Patten, Deadline, 17 June 2026

Sports make hypocrites of all of us. — Troy Renck, Denver Post, 11 June 2026

Christ did do some name calling, but his ire was directed at the powerful, the braggarts, the hypocrites — the Pratts of his time. — Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 30 May 2026