as in fake
not being or expressing what one appears to be or express
the insincere compliments of a spiteful gossip
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Recent Examples of insincere
The kind of careerist and insincere quality of it just immediately seeps through.
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Mackenzie Cummings-Grady, Billboard, 18 Nov. 2025
Michelle comes across as an outright villain at first, talking almost exclusively in chilly, insincere corporate speak and treating her employees with passive-aggressive disregard.
—Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 31 Oct. 2025
However, Owens’ mother, Pamela Dias, felt Lorincz’s courtroom apology was insincere.
—Lynsey Eidell, PEOPLE, 18 Oct. 2025
Just don't glaze because that's heaping someone with excessive and insincere praise.
—Phaedra Trethan, USA Today, 5 Oct. 2025
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Mackenzie Cummings-Grady, Billboard, 18 Nov. 2025
Michelle comes across as an outright villain at first, talking almost exclusively in chilly, insincere corporate speak and treating her employees with passive-aggressive disregard.
—Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 31 Oct. 2025
However, Owens’ mother, Pamela Dias, felt Lorincz’s courtroom apology was insincere.
—Lynsey Eidell, PEOPLE, 18 Oct. 2025
Just don't glaze because that's heaping someone with excessive and insincere praise.
—Phaedra Trethan, USA Today, 5 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for insincere
Adjective
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At one point, Melania is shown watching television coverage of the proceedings on CNN, apparently unconcerned that the network only traffics in fake news.—
Frank Scheck,
HollywoodReporter,
30 Jan. 2026
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Authorities have said the backpack contained a ghost gun, fake IDs, a notebook and other writings detailing Mangione’s grievances against the private health care system in the United States.—
Adam Reiss,
NBC news,
30 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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In erasing these concepts, or transforming them into meaningless slogans, the recent right-wing campaign of educational suppression seeks to eliminate an important means of understanding Black history.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
30 Jan. 2026
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His 2010 Cy Young victory despite a 13-12 record marked a turning point where win-loss record went from being the most important pitcher stat to one that’s borderline meaningless.—
Mac Cerullo,
Boston Herald,
25 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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The medical examiner’s report stated that Lunas Campos had scattered superficial abrasions on his body, hemorrhage in muscles and connective tissues on the neck, and signs of smaller hemorrhaging on the eyelids and skin of the neck.—
Suzanne Gamboa,
NBC news,
30 Jan. 2026
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For Julissa Prado, founder and CEO of Rizos Curls, these decisions are not superficial.—
Essence,
Essence,
29 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Also consider thrifting Christmas décor, such as red or pink bows, which serve double-duty during the holidays.—
Ashley Poskin,
Martha Stewart,
1 Feb. 2026
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Their inability to execute in the margins proved the difference in a 98-97, double-overtime loss to Indiana.—
Aaron Heisen,
Daily News,
1 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Fellow Democrats Tony Thurmond and Antonio Villaraigosa attack Swalwell and Porter as hypocritical, pointing to their own stricter stances on federal immigration enforcement.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Jan. 2026
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Democrats, who have routinely fought for stricter gun laws, flatly called the Republican stance on Pretti’s gun hypocritical in interviews with The Star.—
Kacen Bayless,
Kansas City Star,
27 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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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
Adjective
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Her hollow eyes and unflinching face lend Ju-Ju a gut-wrenching passivity and naivete.—
Blake Simons,
IndieWire,
26 Jan. 2026
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Values once celebrated now appear hollow and collapsed.—
Stephy Chung,
CNN Money,
22 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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But Donnie ain't phony like Varnell.—
Angela Andaloro,
PEOPLE,
30 Jan. 2026
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The owner of the bag told airport security screenings that the phony bomb was a training prop.—
Hali Smith,
Idaho Statesman,
29 Jan. 2026
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“Insincere.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/insincere. Accessed 6 Feb. 2026.
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