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insincere [ in-sin-seer ] SHOW IPA
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Definition of insincere adjective
not sincere; not honest in the expression of actual feeling; hypocritical.
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Origin of insincere 1625â35; <Latin
insincÄrus tainted, dishonest; see
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sincere
OTHER WORDS FROM insincere in·sin·cere·ly, adverb
Words nearby insincere insignia ,
insignificance ,
insignificancy ,
insignificant ,
in silico ,
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insincerity ,
in single file ,
insinuate ,
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insinuation
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Words related to insincere deceitful ,
devious ,
disingenuous ,
evasive ,
false ,
hypocritical ,
phony ,
untruthful ,
ambidextrous ,
backhanded ,
deceptive ,
dissembling ,
dissimulating ,
double ,
double-dealing ,
duplicitous ,
faithless ,
fake ,
hollow ,
lying
How to use insincere in a sentence When you give insincere compliments, for example, you may make your friends feel good â at first, anyway.
Certainly he should not expect you to have inferred his insincere intent.
We want you to feel like youâre watching a show that was made by a small group of people that really attacked everything that feels generic or unnecessary or insincere .
That exposes moderate Democrats to criticism that they went along with their party to increasing the deficit â criticism that will almost certainly emerge however insincere or hypocritical it might be.
A genuine show of celebrity rudeness, followed by an insincere PR performance?
Hormel publicly dismissed it as insincere and politically motivated.
âYou are a great man,â Arafat said, turning on his insincere , oleaginous charm.
On the 47 percent, to whom Romney âapologizedâ in the most staged and insincere manner possible.
In the most recent Frum-Tomasky dialogue, David argued that Obama's opposition to same sex marriage was insincere .
The protestations of Mr. O'Connell were as insincere as his statements were historically untrue.
It was so evident that the Chinese commissioner was insincere , that hostilities recommenced on the 7th of January.
I never saw the man, though she gave me a long history of the affair, to which I listened with a forced and insincere sympathy.
His political ideas were beneath contempt; they were insincere , as he proved, and they were merely an excuse for riot.
It might be said that the word sincere is a proof of love, and insincere a proof of falsehood.
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British Dictionary definitions for insincere
adjective
lacking sincerity; hypocritical
Derived forms of insincere insincerely , adverb insincerity (ËÉȘnsÉȘnËsÉrÉȘtÉȘ ), noun Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
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