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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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adjective

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Recent Examples of hypocrite
Adjective
But the hypocrites are the people who went out and make this this -- this conspiracy theory. ABC News, 27 July 2025 Ocasio-Cortez called Republicans hypocrites for claiming to stand up for working people. Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 2 July 2025 Is Lucy, superbly played by Dakota Johnson, a hypocrite? Peter Rainer, Christian Science Monitor, 12 June 2025 Only a hypocrite would see this as a paradox. David Velasco, Harpers Magazine, 18 Dec. 2023 See All Example Sentences for hypocrite
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hypocrite
Noun
  • But in addition to his reputation as a womanizer, Casanova was also a con man, a skilled liar who came from a family of actors and who over the course of his life manipulated and tricked countless people to maintain wealth and status.
    Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 6 Oct. 2025
  • Continue reading … ‘PYRRHIC VICTORY’ – Charlie Kirk confidant says ‘liar’ Jimmy Kimmel doesn’t deserve to be a martyr.
    , FOXNews.com, 3 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • However, his latest mistake is very hypocritical and raises some questions about double standards in his coaching.
    Drew VonScio, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Oct. 2025
  • Most of these hypocritical legislators are near the completion of their involvement in the Capitol thanks to term limits.
    John Moorlach, Oc Register, 22 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Just don't glaze because that's heaping someone with excessive and insincere praise.
    Phaedra Trethan, USA Today, 5 Oct. 2025
  • The last time the Trump administration threatened to escalate in a manner that would have outstripped its predecessor, was to implement secondary sanctions against India and China for buying Russian oil – in response to months of insincere Russian diplomacy.
    Nick Paton Walsh, CNN Money, 30 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Famously, the Wizard is a charlatan in every version of the text.
    Bethy Squires, Vulture, 30 Aug. 2025
  • No matter the party affiliation, there’ll be charlatans claiming to care, while smooth-talking their way into the homes of hard-working people who struggle.
    Letters to the Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 15 July 2025
Noun
  • Islamic eschatology warned of a deceiver who distorts perception, blurring reality.
    Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 15 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • 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 14 Oct. 2025.

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