insincere

Adjective

Meaning

Not being in truth what one appears to be; not sincere; dissembling; hypocritical; disingenuous; deceitful; false; -- said of persons; also of speech, thought; etc.; as, insincere declarations.

Disappointing; imperfect; unsound.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

false hollow hypocritical disingenuous dissembling forced affected artificial synthetic lying fake strained pious fraudulent spurious

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Antonyms

sincere frank knoll frankish natural open

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Phrases with the word

insincere flattery be insincere insincere words insincere laughter insincere talk be insincere with

Examples

Well, youth is the period of assumed personalities and disguises. It is the time of the sincerely insincere. V. S. Pritchett

The most exhausting thing in life is being insincere. Anne Morrow Lindbergh

If we are not stupid or insincere when we say that the good or ill of man lies within his own will, and that all beside is nothing to us, why are we still troubled? Epictetus

Better an honest slap in the face than an insincere kiss. Yiddish Proverb

A hundred "no's" are less painful than one insincere "yes." Chinese Proverb

To act sincerely with the insincere is dangerous. Tao Proverb

Close letter words and terms

insignium insignment insimulate insincere flattery insincere laughter insincere talk