hypocritically

adverb

as in insincerely

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Recent Examples of hypocritically Trump hypocritically voted by mail himself in a recent Florida special election. — George Skelton, Mercury News, 10 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hypocritically
  1. insincerely
  2. artificially
  3. falsely
  4. pretentiously
  5. unnaturally
  6. dishonestly
  7. deceitfully
  8. deceptively
Adverb
  • This term means to praise someone excessively and insincerely.
    — Anna Kleiber, jsonline.com, 24 Sep. 2025
Definition of insincerely
Adverb
  • The case alleges major real estate companies helped keep buyer-agent commissions artificially high, increasing costs for homebuyers and limiting competition among agents.
    — Anthony Thompson, USA Today, 20 Aug. 2026
  • Fed Chairman Kevin Warsh has expressed a preference in the open market determining rates, and a move such as the one Treasury announced could artificially suppress yields and make inflation control more difficult.
    — Jeff Cox, CNBC, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of artificially
Adverb
  • Filed on Thursday, Wondermind SRS 44 LLC and Bespoke Wondermind SPV LLC sued Gomez, Teefey and Pierson for falsely representing their mental health startup’s leadership and partnerships.
    — Lexi Carson, HollywoodReporter, 15 Aug. 2026
  • The yearslong case against six Nevada Republicans who were accused of submitting a bogus certificate that falsely declared Donald Trump the winner of the state’s 2020 presidential election has been dismissed, a judge ruled Thursday.
    — Jessica Hill, Chicago Tribune, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of falsely
Adverb
  • What can be said about the Kalimotxo that hasn’t been pretentiously asserted by an undergraduate who just learned about it?
    — Jason O'Bryan, Robb Report, 11 Oct. 2025
Definition of pretentiously
Adverb
  • In his view, the goal isn’t to lift Klotho levels unnaturally but to correct a shortage in our bodies.
    — Mark Ellwood, Robb Report, 9 Aug. 2026
  • Because the hive-minded beings communicate telepathically, re-recording mixer Larry Benjamin explained that the world often becomes unnaturally quiet, forcing the sound team to rethink where tension and comedy originate.
    — Deadline, Deadline, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of unnaturally
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  • In that lawsuit, State Farm said that the record only showed a disagreement over the cause of roof damage, and that there was no evidence the company had acted dishonestly.
    — Michael Copley, NPR, 28 Apr. 2026
  • Additional uses of geolocation data, the providers say, include proving a bettor is dishonestly disputing credit card charges, revealing sign-up bonus abuse or showing that someone is illegally making proxy wagers across state lines.
    — Dan Bernstein, Sportico.com, 16 Oct. 2025
Definition of dishonestly
Adverb
  • Jacob goes to Isaac with this hairy disguise, deceitfully announces himself as Esau, and obtains his father’s blessing—much to the chagrin of his brother.
    — Charles Preston, Encyclopedia Britannica, 13 Mar. 2026
  • To help fill their coffers even more, the lobbyists deceitfully expanded the definition of those notch years to include everyone born through 1926.
    — Tom Margenau, Dallas Morning News, 1 Feb. 2026
Definition of deceitfully
Adverb
  • But Hamilton’s campaign says the ad stitches his words together deceptively to take him out of context.
    — Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 17 Aug. 2026
  • Lululemon Mid-rise Cropped Pants There’s a lot of performance packed into these deceptively simple Lululemon cropped pants.
    — Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of deceptively

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“Hypocritically.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hypocritically. Accessed 22 Aug. 2026.

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