hypocritical
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Definition of hypocritical
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Synonyms & Antonyms for hypocritical
Synonyms
artificial, backhanded, counterfeit, double, double-dealing, double-faced, fake, feigned, insincere, Janus-faced, jive [slang], left-handed, lip, mealy, mealymouthed, Pecksniffian, phony (also phoney), phony-baloney (or phoney-baloney), pretended, two-faced, unctuous
Antonyms
artless, candid, genuine, heartfelt, honest, sincere, undesigning, unfeigned
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The Cambridge's flight choice comes as a stark contrast to the several recent private plane rides taken by Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, which have drawn the attention of critics who have blasted the young couple for being hypocritical. — Laura Hanrahan, Woman's Day, "Prince William and Kate Middleton Flew On Budget Airline After Blowback Over Harry and Megan's Private Jet Use," 23 Aug. 2019 Our leaders are hypocrites, and some of these church leaders in these megachurches seem hypocritical, too. — Emily Todd Vanderwerff, Vox, "Danny McBride and John Goodman on God, capitalism, and wearing cool pinkie rings," 16 Aug. 2019 The image of grumpy people dressed in black, spending hours in drafty churches hating nature and getting their misanthropy refreshed, makes their most beautiful ideas seem merely hypocritical. — Marilynne Robinson, Harper's magazine, "Is Poverty Necessary?," 10 June 2019 Lawmakers in control of the state budget are eyeing multimillion-dollar cuts to county mental health care programs, reductions that advocates and other legislators say are hypocritical and harmful — and based upon flawed assumptions. — oregonlive.com, "Oregon lawmakers approve pet projects, needed allocations on session’s final day," 30 June 2019 After all, there is no reason to believe that Trump will not run on a similar message this time around—no matter how hypocritical. — Adam Eichen, The New Republic, "Restoring Democracy is Not Open to Debate," 2 July 2019 Still, other protesters like Wolfgang, who declined to give his full name, contend that concerns over U.S.-U.K. trade may be hypocritical. — Anne Sraders, Fortune, "Post-Brexit Trade Relations With Trump's America Are a Concern in the U.K.," 6 June 2019 But any strategy to that end should also publicly call out Mexico for its hypocritical attempt to avoid the consequences of its own asylum policies. — Mark Krikorian, National Review, "Mexico Is an Asylum Free-Rider," 5 June 2019 Republicans in the House quickly dismissed the Democratic criticisms as hypocritical. — Andrew Duehren, WSJ, "House to Vote Tuesday on Resolution Terminating National Emergency," 22 Feb. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'hypocritical.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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