Insincere

  • 11insincere — in|sin|cere [ ,ınsın sır ] adjective not expressing your feelings or opinions honestly: an insincere smile ╾ in|sin|cere|ly adverb ╾ in|sin|cer|i|ty [ ,ınsın serəti ] noun uncount ─ opposite SINCERE …

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  • 12insincere — adjective voters respond favorably to even the most insincere campaign promises, as long as they hear just what they want Syn: false, fake, hollow, artificial, feigned, pretended, put on, inauthentic; disingenuous, hypocritical, cynical,… …

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  • 13insincere — UK [ˌɪnsɪnˈsɪə(r)] / US [ˌɪnsɪnˈsɪr] adjective not expressing your feelings or opinions honestly an insincere smile Derived words: insincerely adverb insincerity UK [ˌɪnsɪnˈserətɪ] / US noun uncountable …

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  • 14insincere — [ˌɪnsɪnˈsɪə] adj not expressing your feelings or opinions honestly an insincere smile[/ex] insincerely adv insincerity [ˌɪnsɪnˈserəti] noun [U] …

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  • 15insincere — adjective Etymology: Latin insincerus, from in + sincerus sincere Date: 1634 not sincere ; hypocritical • insincerely adverb • insincerity noun …

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  • 16insincere — insincerely, adv. /in sin sear /, adj. not sincere; not honest in the expression of actual feeling; hypocritical. [1625 35; < L insincerus tainted, dishonest; see IN 3, SINCERE] Syn. deceitful, disingenuous, guileful, two faced. * * * …

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  • 17insincere — adjective a) not sincere b) not serious Ant: sincere …

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  • 18insincere — Synonyms and related words: Machiavellian, Tartuffian, Tartuffish, adulatory, affected, ambidextrous, apparently sound, artful, artificial, bland, blandishing, blarneying, buttery, cajoling, calculating, canting, casuistic, colorable,&#8230; …

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  • 19insincere — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. false, deceptive; hypocritical, two faced; halfhearted, untrue, affected. See affectation, falsehood.Ant., honest, sincere. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. deceitful, artificial, shifty, two faced*; see …

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  • 20insincere — in·sin·cere || ‚ɪnsɪn sɪr / sɪə adj. dishonest, untruthful, hypocritical …

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