insincere
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noun
Synonyms & Antonyms for insincere
Synonyms
artificial, backhanded, counterfeit, double, double-dealing, double-faced, fake, feigned, hypocritical, 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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Democratic presidential candidates have questioned Trump's medical deferment from service in Vietnam and suggested his focus on the military and veterans is insincere. — Wire Service Reports, oregonlive.com, "Trump pledges student loan debt forgiveness for disabled veterans as he addresses AMVETS convention," 21 Aug. 2019 Image But a string of them, in our age of hyperbole, can sound insincere. — Jennifer Szalai, New York Times, "Why Has Language Changed So Much So Fast? ‘Because Internet’," 22 July 2019 But her invitation later in the week to meet behind closed doors was rebuffed by student unions at two Hong Kong universities as insincere and a publicity gimmick. — Ken Moritsugu, BostonGlobe.com, "Mothers rally as Hong Kong’s divide shows no sign of closing," 5 July 2019 But as their rhetoric escalates, Pelosi and Jeffries sound increasingly feeble and insincere, less like the leaders of a party with a clear majority and growing momentum, and more like Jeff Flake. — Alex Shephard, The New Republic, "House Leadership Is Looking Flakey," 17 June 2019 Photo: Stephen Cardone / NYHeadshots.com A 2016 study of 126 undergraduates by Binghamton University-State University of New York found that ending sentences with periods in a text was interpreted as abrupt and insincere. — Katherine Bindley, WSJ, "The Tyranny of the Exclamation Point Is Causing Email and Text Anxiety," 13 Aug. 2018 The attempts to normalize and explain away bullying are also of the moment, and so are the insincere attempts to pretend to care, which fall by the side when shock and cruelty are far easier to achieve. — Graeme Mcmillan, The Verge, "The TV reboot of Heathers was doomed from the start," 31 Oct. 2018 LaChanze is incapable of musical insincerity, however insincere the script may be, and delivers the songs thrillingly, if not in the ethereal, seemingly tossed-off Summer manner. — Jesse Green, New York Times, "Review: Hot Stuff Turns Cold in ‘Summer: The Donna Summer Musical’," 23 Apr. 2018 In her order dismissing the case, judge Sheryl Lynch did not address the defense's contention that the church's members are insincere about practicing a religion. — Mark Alesia, Indianapolis Star, "Judge dismisses Cannabis Church's case that cited RFRA to defend pot as a sacrament," 7 July 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'insincere.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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