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.
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Recent Examples of hypocrites
In the Quran, the hypocrites were a distinct group, mentioned time and time again across 29 chapters.
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Shadi Hamid, Time, 3 Nov. 2025
Shadi Hamid, Time, 3 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hypocrites
Noun
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The straight characters all had love interests whose lives were illustrated and explored beyond the scope of the liars’, and even Emily’s next love interest, Paige (Lindsey Shaw), felt more fleshed out, but Maya (Bianca Lawson) fell into the disposable Black girlfriend trope heavily.—
Catherine Mhloyi,
Them.,
29 Oct. 2025
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Records later released from that case show the prosecutor presented the girls molested by Epstein as prostitutes and liars when speaking to the grand jury.—
Romy Ellenbogen,
Miami Herald,
28 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Notice how these two Third World frauds are in federal custody, not state.—
Howie Carr,
Boston Herald,
24 Oct. 2025
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In the knee-jerk world of modern football, yesterday’s world-beaters are tomorrow’s frauds.—
James Pearce,
New York Times,
8 Oct. 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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McKelway, who wrote for the magazine from the nineteen-thirties to the sixties, specialized in true-crime stories, bringing to life a gallery of scamps and swindlers and impostors.—
David Grann,
New Yorker,
19 Oct. 2025
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By the finale, the galactic chessboard is crowded with players—emperors, rebels, prophets, impostors—but as Hari Seldon (Jared Harris) warned in the very first episode, the center cannot hold.—
JP Mangalindan,
Time,
12 Sep. 2025
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“Hypocrites.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hypocrites. Accessed 7 Nov. 2025.
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