hypocritenoun [ C ]
uk/ˈhɪp.ə.krɪt/us/ˈhɪp.ə.krɪt/disapprovingsomeone who says they have particular moral beliefs but behaves in way that shows these are not sincere:
He's a hypocrite - he's always lecturing other people on the environment but he drives around in a huge car.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Dishonest people
- bullshit
- charmer
- cheat
- cheater
- deceive
- fibber
- hoax
- hustler
- knave
- liar
- perjure
- profiteer
- ringer
- scammer
- scheme
- trickster
- wheeler-dealer