as in liar
a person who acts in contradiction to his or her stated opinions
Our coach is such a hypocrite. He demands that we maintain a healthy diet but seems to be always eating fast-food after practice.
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Recent Examples of hypocrite
William Lambers, Newsweek, 8 Mar. 2025
Inspiring Exemplars are calm and courageous protectors, authentically passionate, and never hypocrites.
—Rodger Dean Duncan, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2025
Cody called out Rhodes for being a hypocrite for (kayfabe) injuring Rhodes after shaking his hand and selling his own soul to The Authority.
—Alfred Konuwa, Forbes, 24 Feb. 2025
The next day, the paper published an op-ed arguing that Kennedy's Democratic critics were hypocrites.
—David Folkenflik, NPR, 3 Feb. 2025
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Noun
Others called Musk a hypocrite for cutting federal services and jobs while his companies benefit from lucrative government contracts.
—William Lambers, Newsweek, 8 Mar. 2025
Inspiring Exemplars are calm and courageous protectors, authentically passionate, and never hypocrites.
—Rodger Dean Duncan, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2025
Cody called out Rhodes for being a hypocrite for (kayfabe) injuring Rhodes after shaking his hand and selling his own soul to The Authority.
—Alfred Konuwa, Forbes, 24 Feb. 2025
The next day, the paper published an op-ed arguing that Kennedy's Democratic critics were hypocrites.
—David Folkenflik, NPR, 3 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hypocrite
Noun
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Karen Read calls Jen McCabe a liar on her way out of court The trial is expected to resume Friday morning with McCabe returning to the stand.—
Michael Ruiz , Julia Bonavita,
FOXNews.com,
1 May 2025
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And when Hegseth and others effectively called Goldberg a liar and smeared his character, Goldberg calmly produced the receipts.—
New York Daily News Editorial Board,
New York Daily News,
26 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Conclave depicts the Catholic church at an inflection point, with warring political factions proving themselves vain, self-serving, and hypocritical in their pursuit of power.—
Randall Colburn,
EW.com,
22 Apr. 2025
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Kennedy’s hypocritical approach to public health puts us all at risk, warns columnist Robin Abcarian.—
Shelby Grad,
Los Angeles Times,
14 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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But this insincere hack rudely assumes that children can’t tell the difference between a simple, nice thing and a more complicated, far inferior thing.—
Kaitlyn Tiffany,
The Atlantic,
16 Apr. 2025
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The Baldwins shame him, but their righteous indignation feels insincere considering Baldwin wasn’t using her name in that footage with detectives.—
Nina Metz,
Chicago Tribune,
12 Mar. 2025
Noun
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It was bought for $40,000 in 1937 by medical charlatan Norman Baker.—
Jack Schnedler,
Arkansas Online,
5 May 2025
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Death at the hands of charlatans is not an inspiring storyline, which means publishers and film studios studiously avoid it.—
Alan Levinovitz,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
28 Feb. 2025
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“Hypocrite.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hypocrite. Accessed 11 May. 2025.
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