as in fake
not being or expressing what one appears to be or express
it's hypocritical to say mean things behind someone's back, and then to act nice when you want something from her
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Recent Examples of hypocritical
Climate activists chided Fink for being hypocritical on BlackRock’s ESG stance, saying the rhetoric was inconsistent with its fossil-fuel holdings.
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Bydebbie Carlson, Encyclopedia Britannica, 24 Mar. 2026
However, following those initial thoughts, Hov admitted that his stance on rap battles can be viewed as hypocritical given his own history of rhyme wars, particularly his clash with Nas during the early ’00s.
—Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 24 Mar. 2026
The tech entrepreneur, who founded a fitness app and a financial management platform catering to young and wealthy customers, also characterizes Khanna’s stock trading as hypocritical since the congressman campaigns on easing inequality.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 3 Mar. 2026
The permanent observer of the 22-nation Arab League, Maged Abdelaziz, suggested Israel was being hypocritical in justifying its military attack by saying it was intended to prevent Iran from acquiring nuclear weapons.
—Edith M. Lederer, Fortune, 28 Feb. 2026
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Bydebbie Carlson, Encyclopedia Britannica, 24 Mar. 2026
However, following those initial thoughts, Hov admitted that his stance on rap battles can be viewed as hypocritical given his own history of rhyme wars, particularly his clash with Nas during the early ’00s.
—Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 24 Mar. 2026
The tech entrepreneur, who founded a fitness app and a financial management platform catering to young and wealthy customers, also characterizes Khanna’s stock trading as hypocritical since the congressman campaigns on easing inequality.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 3 Mar. 2026
The permanent observer of the 22-nation Arab League, Maged Abdelaziz, suggested Israel was being hypocritical in justifying its military attack by saying it was intended to prevent Iran from acquiring nuclear weapons.
—Edith M. Lederer, Fortune, 28 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hypocritical
Adjective
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Obama recently teamed up with NBA All-Star Anthony Edwards to squash their fake beef while promoting his Obama Presidential Center opening June 19 in Chicago.—
Jay Stahl,
USA Today,
4 Apr. 2026
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The studio put an ad in The Boston Globe in December that looked like a fake engagement announcement.—
Saba Hamedy,
NBC news,
3 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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One of the top pitching prospects in the organization, Klassen gave up an ambush double to Luke Raley on his first major league pitch but avoided damage in the first inning.—
Doug Padilla,
Oc Register,
6 Apr. 2026
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His two-out hit in the seventh set the table for Schiek’s tying two-run double, with O’Leary scoring the equalizer.—
Steve Millar,
Chicago Tribune,
6 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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The next frontier for meaningless records?—
Shawn McFarland,
Dallas Morning News,
30 Mar. 2026
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The White House already had dismissed the protests as meaningless.—
Susan Page,
USA Today,
29 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Many of Barbara’s dreams are superficial and retrograde.—
Boris Kachka,
The Atlantic,
3 Apr. 2026
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Engagement across these positions may be either fleeting or sustained, but is not inherently superficial.—
Manuela Moscoso,
Artforum,
2 Apr. 2026
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On the opposite end of the spectrum, Tatianna points to cinnamon as a conductor of heat—one commonly used in lip plumper products to achieve a sultry pout.—
Essence,
Essence,
23 Nov. 2025
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The pop of color offers a shimmer-free (rare!) means of warming up a wedding look and works equally well at lip level.—
Calin Van Paris,
Vogue,
12 Aug. 2025
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Using artificial intelligence to compose a social media post in the wake of a tragedy, or using it to write a fan letter to an Olympic athlete, comes off as insincere.—
Gayle Rogers,
The Conversation,
17 Mar. 2026
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That being said, its professional technical aspects just add to the impression that this is a glib and insincere effort, trying to graft a fun moviegoing experience onto a depressing story about hateful people reveling in each other’s pain.—
Katie Rife,
IndieWire,
16 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Fuel subsidies threaten to blow a hole in Jakarta’s already strained budget.—
Nicholas Gordon,
Fortune,
2 Apr. 2026
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Data centers have sparked backlash from communities across the state that are worried about higher utility bills, strained power grids and water being diverted away from families to cool servers at massive data centers.—
Brendan Steinhauser,
Sun Sentinel,
1 Apr. 2026
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The deep sea may wind up full of these prosthetic habitats—ecosystems that function in some ways, but that remain diminished and hollow compared to their natural state.—
Jeffrey Marlow,
New Yorker,
5 Apr. 2026
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Native honeysuckles will have solid piths, whereas non-native, invasive honeysuckles will have hollow piths.—
SJ McShane,
Martha Stewart,
5 Apr. 2026
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“Hypocritical.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hypocritical. Accessed 8 Apr. 2026.
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