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insincerity
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.in•sin•cer•i•ty (ˌɪn sɪnˈsɛr ɪ ti) n., pl. -ties. 1. the quality of being insincere; lack of sincerity. 2. an instance of being insincere. [1540–50] ThesaurusNoun | 1. | insincerity - the quality of not being open or truthful; deceitful or hypocriticalfalseness, hollownesshypocrisy - insincerity by virtue of pretending to have qualities or beliefs that you do not really haveuntruthfulness - the quality of being untruthfulsincerity - the quality of being open and truthful; not deceitful or hypocritical; "his sincerity inspired belief"; "they demanded some proof of my sincerity" |
insinceritynoun deceitfulness, hypocrisy, pretence, dishonesty, lip service, duplicity, deviousness, perfidy, mendacity, dissimulation, faithlessness, disingenuousness, untruthfulness Too many superlatives lend a note of insincerity. honesty, sincerity, directness, faithfulness, truthfulnessQuotations "The great enemy of clear language is insincerity. When there is a gap between one's real and one's declared aims, one turns as it were instinctively to long words and exhausted idioms, like a cuttlefish squirting out ink" [George Orwell Politics and the English Language]insinceritynounLack of sincerity:ambidexterity, artificiality, disingenuousness, phoniness.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insincerity
Synonyms for insinceritynoun deceitfulnessSynonyms- deceitfulness
- hypocrisy
- pretence
- dishonesty
- lip service
- duplicity
- deviousness
- perfidy
- mendacity
- dissimulation
- faithlessness
- disingenuousness
- untruthfulness
Antonyms- honesty
- sincerity
- directness
- faithfulness
- truthfulness
Synonyms for insinceritynoun lack of sinceritySynonyms- ambidexterity
- artificiality
- disingenuousness
- phoniness
Synonyms for insinceritynoun the quality of not being open or truthfulSynonymsRelated WordsAntonyms |