Synonyms of hypocrites

hypocrites

noun

plural of hypocrite

as in liars

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

• liars
• charlatans
• frauds
• deceivers
• fakers
• impostors
• phonies
• storytellers
• dissemblers
• pretenders
• fakes
• counterfeiters
• double-dealers
• fabricators
• shams
• bluffers
• prevaricators
• fabulists
• feigners
• fibbers

Dissimilar Words

• straight shooters
• square shooters

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of hypocrites

Those left wing loony toon are the biggest hypocrites to walk the planet. — Emily Trainham, FOXNews.com, 18 July 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

The note called church leaders hypocrites. — Nina Burns, CBS News, 12 May 2026

At the same time, feminists have never quite known what to do with women like Schlafly or Waters, or, for that matter, with Charlie Kirk’s widow, Erika, other than calling them hypocrites for having big careers while singing the virtues of staying home. — Emma Green, New Yorker, 6 Apr. 2026

What a bunch of hypocrites these people are. — Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 26 Feb. 2026

And the Bible talks about this, too; there are hypocrites out there. — Kyle Denis, Billboard, 11 Feb. 2026

Swindling hypocrites are having a moment this season. — Christopher Barnard, Vogue, 18 Nov. 2025