insincereadj.
/ɪnsɪnˈsɪə/ 1. Not sincere or genuine; assuming a false guise in speech or conduct; dissembling, disingenuous. Said of persons and their actions or behaviour.
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the mind > goodness and badness > wrongdoing > disingenuousness > [adjective]
unwholea1352
unsincere1577
insincere1634
uningenious1638
uningenuous1638
disingenuous1648
disingenious1661
uncandid1771
society > morality > moral evil > lack of principle or integrity > [adjective] > disingenuous or insincere
unwholea1352
unsincere1577
insincere1634
uningenious1638
uningenuous1638
disingenuous1648
disingenious1661
uncandid1771
fake1942
the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > deceit, deception, trickery > dissimulation, pretence > insincerity > [adjective]
feignedc1374
unplaina1393
hollowa1529
hollow-hearted1549
foul1550
unsincere1577
insincere1634
unsound1714
lip-deep1802
lip-born1872
phoney1951
pseud1962
1634 J. Canne Necessitie of Separation v. 251 We are perswaded, they are meerely their owne dreames, purposely taken up, to countenance by them, if they could, their insincere walking.
1674 A. Marvell Let. 5 Nov. in Poems & Lett. (1971) II. 332 Things stand as I heare but ticklish & insincere betwixt us and Holland.
a1704 T. Brown Satyr against Woman in Wks. (1707) I. i. 83 Alternate Smiles and Frowns both insincere.
1745 J. Wesley Answer to Rev. Church 12 You make them a close, reserved, insincere deceitful people.
1855 T. B. Macaulay Hist. Eng. IV. xxi. 564 The King..was never much inclined to engage in a commerce of insincere compliments.
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