insincere
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4.2
- adjective
- /ˌɪn.sɪnˈsɪr/
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insincero
- None of us like to think that we are on the receiving end of an insincere and manipulative act.
- insincere statements
- sincere or insincere
So if your praise feels insincere, they're not going to like it.
- So if your praise feels insincere, they're not going to like it.
- And the more that you give this fluff, the more insincere you feel and people don't trust you.
- And for me to make a Jurassic movie is insincere.
- often by well meaning, sincere critics, sometimes of course, by self interested, insincere critics.
- Even the people who are lording over these social media platforms are befuddled or insincere about the path forward.
- It's it's like he had fun, which did not mean he was insincere, but it meant that he had fun in some ways.
- They don't know whether to renounce them and flip and offend their base or and sound insincere or really go to the Center for a while or just a month.
- Things like they'll very quickly shift their emotion if they perceive that someone is sad, and it feels sort of insincere and icky.
- And all of this may be insincere displays of bravado and machismo, but it has insidious effects.
- They're both utterly meaningless and just as nice as an insincere compliment is just as nice.
- Do you think I wonder if, if they feel like it's a bit of a business show, Not that it's not that it's fake or that it's insincere.
Examples
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I swear, I never thought I could be taken in again... by another insincere man.
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Their laughter was nervous and insincere, as if Fetko had said something dirty.
Fiction book (1997) -
Looking at the guy, he is just so insincere; I can see right through the man.
Blog text (22) -
To smile without meaning it, is that not insincere?
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But all of the words she was prepared to say only sounded shallow and insincere.
Fiction book (1995) -
Throughout this conversation with him, I had the impression that his earlier protestations had been quite insincere.
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It was completely insincere and self-serving.
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I think it's tacky and insincere to advertise some cheap watch or some video game that I never actually use.
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Man, I hate all that insincere, pious yap about "peace on earth, goodwill towards men."
Fiction book (1997) -
Her insincere smile made it clear she wasn't really happy for him.
Synonyms
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6.1
Acting like you have strong moral rules when you do not follow them
66
7.8
Pretending to be honest by hiding what you know
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5.3
Appearing true but making someone believe something that is not true
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5.0
Acting in a dishonest way to make people believe something untrue
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8.9
Pretending to feel one way while acting another way
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4.8
Not honest and likely to tell lies
Pretended to be true to make others believe it
Not honest and likely to say things that are not true
Antonyms
How Sincere
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Insincere is made from the parts in- 'not' and sincere, from Latin sincerus 'pure'. So to be insincere is to be 'not pure' in feeling — to pretend or not be honest.