as in deception
the pretending of having virtues, principles, or beliefs that one in fact does not have
the insincerity of the family's professed concern for the environment is pretty much exposed by the gas-guzzler parked in the driveway
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Recent Examples of insincerity
In an era of skepticism, audiences quickly detect insincerity.
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Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2025
And as the secretive Jack, Travis Van Winkle oozes oily, sexist insincerity.
—Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Aug. 2025
Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2025
And as the secretive Jack, Travis Van Winkle oozes oily, sexist insincerity.
—Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for insincerity
Noun
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The unscripted show will feature a group of contestants who undergo physical and mental challenges, collecting clues before they are launched into a real-life game of detective work and deception.—
Ethan Shanfeld,
Variety,
7 Oct. 2025
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The series will feature a group of contestants facing physical and mental challenges to collect clues before stepping into a real-life game of deduction and deception.—
Peter White,
Deadline,
7 Oct. 2025
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And with that comes deceit and manipulation.—
Stephanie Nolasco,
FOXNews.com,
29 Sep. 2025
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There’s a lot of deceit, and not necessarily in an evil way.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
29 Sep. 2025
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Okatsuka, meanwhile, mocked the hypocrisy of the participating comedians and even shared details of her offer on social media, which came with content restrictions.—
Jessica Wang,
Entertainment Weekly,
30 Sep. 2025
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Drawing on Riefenstahl’s own words to reveal hypocrisy and self-mythologizing, the film utilizes archival footage and photographs to make history feel alive, immediate, and unsettlingly urgent.—
Matthew Carey,
Deadline,
28 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Of course, the retort is that this would be irritating and exasperating to be continually deluged with alerts about AI deceptiveness.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
24 Aug. 2025
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But Lloyd’s awkward staging here and questionable affectations (including an audience clap-along) makes Pozzo’s relationship with Lucky unfocused and puzzling.—
Frank Rizzo,
Variety,
29 Sep. 2025
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The band sets aside the winks and retro affectations for something unadorned and honest.—
Sarah Grant,
Rolling Stone,
19 Aug. 2025
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Multiple Democrats say Vought and the president were determined to use the shutdown as a pretense for inflicting further pain on political opponents.—
Franco Ordoñez,
NPR,
2 Oct. 2025
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Composer Deantoni Parks’s score sustains and amplifies the tension, heightening the creeping pretense of water rushing forward and the punishing breathlessness of struggling back upstream.—
Anne Reeve,
Artforum,
1 Oct. 2025
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“Insincerity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/insincerity. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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