insincerity

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for insincerity
Noun
  • This deception couldn’t come at a worse time for America’s debt.
    Thomas Kahn, Chicago Tribune, 8 July 2025
  • Unlike earlier studies that uncovered evasion or deception, this research exposed a more alarming phenomenon: models calculating that unethical behavior was a justifiable strategy for survival.
    Hamilton Mann, Forbes.com, 29 June 2025
Noun
  • When confronted, deceit turns their romantic evening into a darkly comedic nightmare.
    Matthew Carey, Deadline, 25 June 2025
  • The nation has now paid a steep price for its deceit and deception.
    Editorial, Boston Herald, 18 June 2025
Noun
  • The craven hypocrisy of all this no longer registers for the right.
    James Folta, Literary Hub, 27 June 2025
  • More irksome is the vein of hypocrisy running through this ‘standard setting’ messaging from Sox leadership.
    Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 27 June 2025
Noun
  • From our review: Tessa Van den Broeck, a newcomer, plays Julie with zero affectation.
    The New York Times, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2025
  • No fussy affectations, just a deliberate tamping down of his more charismatic qualities.
    A.A. Dowd, Rolling Stone, 25 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • The federal indictment alleges that Combs and his associates lured two of the women under the pretense of a romantic relationship.
    Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 30 June 2025
  • Theft by false pretenses: A Saratoga resident said someone convinced them to sign a property deed in lieu of foreclosure to avoid filing for bankruptcy.
    Anne Gelhaus, Mercury News, 27 June 2025
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