INSINCERELY Synonyms: 47 Similar and Opposite Words

insincerely

adverb

as in hypocritically

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Recent Examples of insincerely This term means to praise someone excessively and insincerely. — Anna Kleiber, jsonline.com, 24 Sep. 2025

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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

Definition of hypocritically

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Fungi can artificially inflate the price by hoarding the phosphorus in their network and then driving the price of it, waiting basically until the plant is able to provide more carbon in return.

— Quanta Magazine, Quanta Magazine, 15 Oct. 2026
Defensive capabilities ‘artificially restricted’ That information deficit has been compounded by Elon Musk’s Starlink curbing some internet services in Ukraine, according to local officials.

— Sana Noor Haq, CNN Money, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of artificially

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Calvin’s eager-to-please son, Wade (Charlie Heaton), watches his captain fall prey to unnaturally turning tides.

— Ben Travers, IndieWire, 8 Oct. 2026
Experts back then warned that as trains got faster, passengers would suffocate, or that looking at unnaturally fast-moving scenery could permanently compromise visual processing.

— Mark P. Mills, Washington Post, 5 Oct. 2026

Definition of unnaturally

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Villarreal Ortiz obtained permanent residence by falsely identifying his aunt, a naturalized American citizen, as his mother and later concealed that deception when applying for citizenship, prosecutors say.

— Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 9 Oct. 2026
According to the Public Defender's Office, officers falsely claimed that Gibson had assaulted them by biting, punching, and wrapping a radio cord around an officer's neck, claims later refuted by video evidence.

— Senior Editor, CBS News, 8 Oct. 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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Though Simone Rocha’s pink fluff of formal attire from her spring 2027 collection was full of playful romance, Edgar-Jones’s structured Chloé design artfully contrasted with a past era’s traditional adoption of romantic verve.

— Julia Teti, Footwear News, 8 Oct. 2026
Clearing the air, artfully, is an opportunity to draw a group closer together.

— Margaret Wappler, Los Angeles Times, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of artfully

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