Insincere
[ɪnsɪn'sɪə] or [,ɪnsɪn'sɪr]
Definition
(adj.) lacking sincerity; 'a charming but thoroughly insincere woman'; 'their praise was extravagant and insincere' .
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Definition
(a.) Not being in truth what one appears to be; not sincere; dissembling; hypocritical; disingenuous; deceitful; false; -- said of persons; also of speech, thought; etc.; as, insincere declarations.
(a.) Disappointing; imperfect; unsound.
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Synonyms and Synonymous
a. False, faithless, truthless, disingenuous, unfair, uncandid, dishonest, hollow, hypocritical, pharisaical, canting, double-tongued, double-faced.
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Synonyms and Antonyms
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Definition
adj. deceitful: dissembling: not to be trusted: unsound.—adv. Insincere′ly.—n. Insincer′ity.
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Examples
- America does not play with ideas; generous speculation is regarded as insincere, and shunned as if it might endanger the optimism which underlies success. Walter Lippmann. A Preface to Politics.
- But however insincere _you_ may choose to be, you shall not find _me_ so. Jane Austen. Pride and Prejudice.
- Now, with an effort, he shrugged his shoulders and burst into insincere laughter. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
- I am persuaded that you can be as insincere as your neighbours, when it is necessary; but there is no reason to suppose the instrument is indifferent. Jane Austen. Emma.
- Miss Bingley's congratulations to her brother, on his approaching marriage, were all that was affectionate and insincere. Jane Austen. Pride and Prejudice.
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