insincerity

4 5.6

Not showing true feelings when you speak or act

noun
/ˌɪn.sɪnˈsɪr.ɪ.ti/

: insinceridad

If there's one thing I cannot bear, it's insincerity.

It becomes a lie and insincerity of purpose or insincerity of end of zvec.

Examples

What can one feel but marooned on an orphaned island, lashed by an ocean of insincerity and bad acting?

Fiction book (2000)
Her insincerity was evident when she smiled while criticizing his work.
Its insincerity was clearly to be seen.

A Clockwork Orange (1971)
"...must be free from all insincerity.

Pride & Prejudice (2005)
But what point would there have been in her insincerity?

Fiction book (1994)
For the first time, he detected insincerity in Hocken's voice.

Fiction book (1990)
Even he realized that his insincerity was sickening to those who had loved Patty Kay.

Fiction book (1994)
"We were waiting for you," Martine said with that charming insincerity that Amanda seemed to like.

Fiction book (1994)
U.S. allies may be annoyed with Bush's apparent insincerity, but terrorists love it.

Academic text (2002)
Finally, they evaluated Lee's and Chow's personality on a 7-point scale along three dimensions: good-heartedness, competence, and insincerity.

Academic text (1992)

Synonyms

deception

vsinsincerity

163 3.9

An action that makes someone believe something not true

is about inner false feeling or hypocritical intent, not only the act

hypocrisy

vsinsincerity

154 6.4

Pretending to have moral beliefs you do not follow

is broader, referring to any lack of genuine feeling or false intention

deceit

vsinsincerity

66 4.6

Dishonest action meant to trick someone

is the quality of not showing true feeling rather than the act itself

dishonesty

vsinsincerity

46 3.2

Actions like lying, cheating, or stealing

is narrower emotionally, focusing on false feelings or hypocritical expression

phoniness

vsinsincerity

Informal

4 7.2

The quality of seeming false and not sincere

stresses the deceptive or hypocritical motive behind that lack of genuineness

disingenuousness

vsinsincerity

3 8.8

A way of hiding the truth by pretending to be less involved

is broader, covering any lack of genuine feeling or hypocritical behaviour

deceitfulness

vsinsincerity

2 6.5

Trying to make other people believe something that is not true

focuses more on personal lack of genuine feeling rather than general tendency to trick

falseness

vsinsincerity

2 5.8

A way of speaking or acting that is not true

adds an emotional or hypocritical dimension beyond simple untruthfulness

hollowness

vsinsincerity

2 7.1

An empty feeling inside a person or their words

focuses on deliberate pretense and moral falseness rather than inner emptiness

inauthenticity

vsinsincerity

1 7.9

The state of not being real or true

adds a sense of deliberate deceit or moral hypocrisy beyond mere lack of realness

fraudulence

vsinsincerity

1 8.7

Dishonest behaviour that aims to get money or other unfair personal gain

is more about false feelings or hypocrisy than calculated fraudulent gain

untruthfulness

vsinsincerity

1 7.0

Saying things that are not true on purpose

highlights a personal absence of genuine feeling or pretense, not just lying

double-dealing

vsinsincerity

1 7.1

Dishonest behavior of pretending one thing but doing another

focuses more narrowly on insincere feelings and hypocritical stance rather than schemes

deceptiveness

vsinsincerity

1 7.2

A quality that makes something seem true when it is false

is about inner ungenuineness or hypocritical motive beyond mere illusion

crookedness

vsinsincerity

1 6.9

Dishonest behavior by a person or group

is about emotional or verbal falsehood rather than underhand actions

snideness

vsinsincerity

8.4

A false, not sincere way of speaking or behaving that hides true feelings

focuses more on hidden deceit or hypocritical intent rather than mere falseness

unauthenticity

vsinsincerity

9.1

A state of not being real or genuine

emphasizes active deceit or pretending rather than just inauthentic quality

artificialness

vsinsincerity

7.3

A way of acting or speaking that does not feel sincere

implies a stronger aim to deceive feelings or moral stance

unctuousness

vsinsincerity

9.9

A false friendliness that tries to please or impress people

applies to false feelings broadly, not only flattering persuasive behaviour

doubleness

vsinsincerity

8.4

Act of showing a friendly face while hiding true feelings

is broader, covering general lack of genuine feeling as well as two faced behaviour

misleadingness

vsinsincerity

9.0

The quality of making people believe something that is not true

centres more on lacking true feeling or hidden hypocrisy rather than mere impression

Antonyms

honesty

365 1.0

Being truthful and fair in what you say and do

sincerity

71 3.1

A feeling of being honest and not pretending

How Sincere

honesty

365 1.0

sincerity

71 3.1

genuineness

3 4.0

insincerity

4 5.6

dishonesty

46 3.2

hypocrisy

154 6.4

Surface Forms

insincerity singular

insincerities plural

Morphology

insincerity = insincere (transparent) = in + sincere + ity

This is a standard noun formation from the adjective 'insincere' meaning the quality or state of being insincere.

Etymology

Insincerity comes from in- 'not' and sincere 'pure' or 'honest'. One popular way to remember it is the story that sincere once meant 'without wax' — imagine a potter hiding cracks with wax to make a pot look perfect — so insincerity is when someone does not show true, honest feelings.