HYPOCRITICALLY Synonyms: 47 Similar and Opposite Words

hypocritically

adverb

as in insincerely

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Recent Examples of hypocritically Takeshita came across a vaunted screwdriver in the ring as Don Callis hypocritically called him a degenerate. — Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026 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

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This term means to praise someone excessively and insincerely.

— Anna Kleiber, jsonline.com, 24 Sep. 2025

Definition of insincerely

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The suit alleged that the poll and the reporting around it aimed to artificially give Democrats an edge in the last week of the campaign.

— Brian Stelter, CNN Money, 23 Sep. 2026
Who or what will guide us to artificially intelligent salvation, according to the commander in chief?

— Andrew Nusca, Fortune, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of artificially

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In December 2022 and October 2023, Reiber signed government paperwork falsely stating the company was independent and had no external owner, according to the complaint.

— Anniek Bao,Dan Mangan, CNBC, 25 Sep. 2026
Trump compared the apparent risks of AI to climate change and falsely claimed that the latter has been a hoax that hasn’t lived up to warnings of its dangers.

— Adam Kovac, Scientific American, 22 Sep. 2026

Definition of falsely

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This critical and necessary dialogue is then dishonestly framed as being anti-Israel.

— Jack Dunn, Variety, 22 Aug. 2026
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

Definition of dishonestly

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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

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Recent incidents involving models that bypassed safeguards or behaved deceptively have added urgency to the safety debate.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 23 Sep. 2026
The question for me is whether or not Lloyd will also manage to capture the melancholy of a deceptively serious play, notwithstanding its reputation.

— Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 23 Sep. 2026

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