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.
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Recent Examples of hypocrite
Jody Mamone, Hartford Courant, 15 Aug. 2025
Words like danger; hypocrite; blood; fire.
—Jessica Kiang, Variety, 14 Aug. 2025
But the hypocrites are the people who went out and make this this -- this conspiracy theory.
—ABC News, 27 July 2025
Only a hypocrite would see this as a paradox.
—David Velasco, Harpers Magazine, 18 Dec. 2023
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Noun
But in 1920, that all changed when Edward Clarke and Elizabeth Tyler (marketing experts and morality hypocrites) were taken on.
—Jody Mamone, Hartford Courant, 15 Aug. 2025
Words like danger; hypocrite; blood; fire.
—Jessica Kiang, Variety, 14 Aug. 2025
But the hypocrites are the people who went out and make this this -- this conspiracy theory.
—ABC News, 27 July 2025
Only a hypocrite would see this as a paradox.
—David Velasco, Harpers Magazine, 18 Dec. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hypocrite
Noun
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Bowen Yang reprised his role as America’s favorite liar.—
Bethy Squires,
Vulture,
2 Nov. 2025
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One of the two guards flanking him during the hearing then called him a liar, according to Zaher.—
Jeremy Diamond,
CNN Money,
30 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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His fall played as tabloid morality tale, at once confirming secular suspicion about hypocritical Christians and Christian suspicions about the temptations of secular trappings.—
Sam Kestenbaum,
Vulture,
2 Jan. 2026
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And now, with several countries withdrawing from global governance, Jin thinks those lecturing China on being responsible are being hypocritical.—
Nicholas Gordon,
Fortune,
14 Dec. 2025
Noun
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The 1886 hotel was once an experimental hospital set up by infamous charlatan Norman Baker.—
Noreen Kompanik,
Boston Herald,
26 Oct. 2025
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Professional historians denounced Fomenko as a charlatan, but his countless fans remained undeterred.—
Foreign Affairs,
Foreign Affairs,
21 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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One wrong look or insincere angle and the conversation can go sideways.—
Dan Piepenbring,
Harpers Magazine,
30 Dec. 2025
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The man whom Navarro likes to call the Boss seems to value insincere, or bought, obeisance—the flapping and fussing of a maître d’—more than heartfelt fandom, which lacks the piquancy of humiliation.—
Ian Parker,
New Yorker,
22 Dec. 2025
Noun
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Islamic eschatology warned of a deceiver who distorts perception, blurring reality.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
15 Aug. 2025
Noun
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To tell the truly venomous from the fakers, there are a couple details to help distinguish the two.—
Kirsten Fiscus,
Nashville Tennessean,
17 Sep. 2025
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“Hypocrite.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hypocrite. Accessed 9 Jan. 2026.
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