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insincere
in·sin·cere I0163200 (ĭn′sĭn-sîr′)adj.1. Not sincere; not genuine: an insincere apology.2. Habitually phony or dishonest: distrusted him as insincere. in′sin·cere′ly adv.in′sin·cer′i·ty (-sĕr′ĭ-tē) n.insincere (ˌɪnsɪnˈsɪə) adjlacking sincerity; hypocritical ˌinsinˈcerely adv insincerity nin•sin•cere (ˌɪn sɪnˈsɪər) adj. not sincere; not honest in the expression of actual feeling. [1625–35; < Latin] in`sin•cere′ly, adv. ThesaurusAdj. | 1. | insincere - lacking sincerity; "a charming but thoroughly insincere woman"; "their praise was extravagant and insincere"counterfeit, imitative - not genuine; imitating something superior; "counterfeit emotion"; "counterfeit money"; "counterfeit works of art"; "a counterfeit prince"dishonest, dishonorable - deceptive or fraudulent; disposed to cheat or defraud or deceiveartful, disingenuous - not straightforward or candid; giving a false appearance of frankness; "an ambitious, disingenuous, philistine, and hypocritical operator, who...exemplified...the most disagreeable traits of his time"- David Cannadine; "a disingenuous excuse"unreal - lacking in reality or substance or genuineness; not corresponding to acknowledged facts or criteria; "ghosts and other unreal entities"; "unreal propaganda serving as news"false - not in accordance with the fact or reality or actuality; "gave false testimony under oath"; "false tales of bravery"sincere - open and genuine; not deceitful; "he was a good man, decent and sincere"; "felt sincere regret that they were leaving"; "sincere friendship" |
insincereadjective deceitful, lying, false, pretended, hollow, untrue, dishonest, deceptive, devious, hypocritical, unfaithful, evasive, two-faced, disingenuous, faithless, double-dealing, duplicitous, dissembling, mendacious, perfidious, untruthful, dissimulating, Janus-faced He found himself surrounded by insincere flattery. true, genuine, sincere, direct, earnest, faithful, straightforward, honest, truthful, dinkum (Austral & N.Z. informal)insincereadjective1. Not genuine or sincere:affected, artificial, feigned, phony, pretended.2. Not being what one purports to be:ambidextrous, disingenuous, left-handed, mala fide.Translationsinsincere (insinˈsiə) adjective not sincere; not genuine. His praise was insincere; insincere promises. 不真誠的 不真诚的ˌinsinˈcerely adverb 虛假地 虚假地ˌinsinˈcerity (-ˈse-) noun 虛假 虚假insincere
Synonyms for insincereadj deceitfulSynonyms- deceitful
- lying
- false
- pretended
- hollow
- untrue
- dishonest
- deceptive
- devious
- hypocritical
- unfaithful
- evasive
- two-faced
- disingenuous
- faithless
- double-dealing
- duplicitous
- dissembling
- mendacious
- perfidious
- untruthful
- dissimulating
- Janus-faced
Antonyms- true
- genuine
- sincere
- direct
- earnest
- faithful
- straightforward
- honest
- truthful
- dinkum
Synonyms for insincereadj not genuine or sincereSynonyms- affected
- artificial
- feigned
- phony
- pretended
adj not being what one purports to beSynonyms- ambidextrous
- disingenuous
- left-handed
- mala fide
Antonyms for insincereadj lacking sincerityRelated Words- counterfeit
- imitative
- dishonest
- dishonorable
- artful
- disingenuous
- unreal
- false
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