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Synonyms & Antonyms of hypocritical
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
Synonyms for hypocritical
- artificial,
- backhanded,
- counterfeit,
- double,
- double-dealing,
- double-faced,
- fake,
- feigned,
- insincere,
- Janus-faced,
- jive
- [slang],
- left-handed,
- lip,
- mealy,
- mealymouthed,
- Pecksniffian,
- phony
- (also phoney),
- phony-baloney
- (or phoney-baloney),
- pretended,
- two-faced,
- unctuous
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The first known use of hypocritical was in 1553
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