INSINCERE Synonyms: 71 Similar and Opposite Words

insincere

adjective

ˌin-sin-ˈsir

Definition of insincere

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 Johnson is not one to throw insincere flattery around, so his emphatic endorsement of Burden on Thursday and his praise for the way the young receiver is expanding his route tree and finishing reps felt significant. — Dan Wiederer, New York Times, 1 June 2026 Sybiha said Russia’s actions exposed its calls for a separate ceasefire around May 9 as insincere. — ABC News, 6 May 2026 As soon as Talarico’s primary victory over Jasmine Crockett was certain, conservatives called on those remarks and others to swiftly and uniformly deride his Christianity as blasphemous and insincere. — Elizabeth Bruenig, The Atlantic, 24 Apr. 2026 However, Owens’ mother, Pamela Dias, felt Lorincz’s courtroom apology was insincere. — Lynsey Eidell, PEOPLE, 7 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for insincere

Recent Examples of Synonyms for insincere

Adjective

Multiple schools are at the center of incidents in which teens are facing legal consequences for generating fake explicit images of their classmates.

— Avni Trivedi, CNN Money, 21 July 2026
Gen Alphas seem to know almost immediately when something is fake, overproduced, delayed or culturally disconnected, which is why the strongest content right now often feels chaotic.

— Kelly Samuel, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026

Definition of fake

Adjective

Of course, this would depend on whether the managers choose to pick their strongest teams in what for some is a meaningless, even annoying extra fixture, for squads who just want to go home.

— Eduardo Tansley, New York Times, 18 July 2026
As Simón gathered the ball, Mbappé simply ran up and jumped on him, much as a small boy might assault his older brother, in meaningless and unproductive rage, for refusing to share an ice cream.

— Anthony Lane, New Yorker, 17 July 2026

Definition of meaningless

Adjective

Ferrell, Henchy and David Gordon Green all previously worked on Eastbound & Down, a sports comeback series with enough superficial similarities to underline how toothless The Hawk and especially its characters are.

— Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 16 July 2026
Screenings are inconsistent or superficial, resulting in a lack of follow-up for people with problematic drinking.

— Isabella Cueto, STAT, 14 July 2026

Definition of superficial

Adjective

Southern Louisiana was under tropical storm and extreme heat warnings for much of Wednesday — a rare double dose of suffering, the National Weather Service said.

— ABC News, ABC News, 23 July 2026
Two separate three-bed guest houses, one with its own pool, offer privacy within privacy, while the commanding 1,300-square-meter (13,993 square feet) six-bed main house spreads the double wings of its terracotta roofs in sheltering fashion.

— Donna Hardie-Scott, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026

Definition of double

Adjective

Given Holzinger’s notoriety, and her own ironic relationship to extremes, her use of trigger warnings, posted before every performance, may seem beside the point, or even hypocritical.

— Lauren Oyler, New Yorker, 20 July 2026
Bronin’s campaign argued that Larson calling out tech and private equity donations to the former mayor is hypocritical when the congressman has received his own.

— Lisa Hagen, Hartford Courant, 17 July 2026

Definition of hypocritical

Adjective

Likewise, lip masks designed to be worn overnight can provide improved hydration and comfort over daytime treatments.

— Caroline Reilly, Forbes.com, 25 Mar. 2026
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

Definition of lip

Adjective

Believing the Trojan Horse to be a peace offering, the officers drag the hollow figure inside the city walls and place it outside the Temple of Athena, which leads to Troy’s harrowing downfall hours later.

— Patrick Ryan, USA Today, 19 July 2026
People would apply The Ordinary’s plumping serum or Medicube’s balm stick, and hollow under-eye or facial fine lines would diminish in just a 30 second video clip.

— Kiana Murden, Vogue, 17 July 2026

Definition of hollow

Adjective

In the absence of phony injuries, World Cup athletic trainers have had little cause to deploy the dermal refrigerant, which basically functions as an aerosolized placebo.

— Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 17 July 2026
There’s something there with this young guy, who’s concerned about purity that remains true now, which is that people think things are phony.

— Adam Messinger, Los Angeles Times, 16 July 2026