insincere

[in-sin-seer]

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adjective

not sincere; not honest in the expression of actual feeling; hypocritical.

Origin of insincere

1625–35; < Latin insincērus tainted, dishonest; see in-³, sincere

Related formsin·sin·cere·ly, adverb

Synonyms

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deceitful, disingenuous, guileful, two-faced.

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Examples from the Web for insincere

Contemporary Examples

A genuine show of celebrity rudeness, followed by an insincere PR performance?
An Analysis of Vitalii Sediuk’s Pranks (He’s the Guy Who Touched Brad Pitt)
Amy Zimmerman
May 29, 2014
Hormel publicly dismissed it as insincere and politically motivated.
How the Chuck Hagel Fight Changed the American Jewish Landscape in Washington
J. J. Goldberg
August 20, 2013
“You are a great man,” Arafat said, turning on his insincere, oleaginous charm.
Bibi's Right: Palestinian Rejectionism Threatens Peace
Gil Troy
May 3, 2013
On the 47 percent, to whom Romney “apologized” in the most staged and insincere manner possible.
Michael Tomasky on How Obama Needs to Make Mitt Unacceptable Again
Michael Tomasky
October 10, 2012
In the most recent Frum-Tomasky dialogue, David argued that Obama's opposition to same sex marriage was insincere.
Obama Supports Same Sex Marriage
Noah Kristula-Green
May 9, 2012

Historical Examples

This feeling was intensified by the belief that Swift, as a clergyman, was insincere.
De Libris: Prose and Verse
Austin Dobson
An insincere profession will be distinguished by partiality in its observances.
Female Scripture Biographies, Vol. II
Francis Augustus Cox
Was it not, perhaps, wise to have been insincere in such a matter?
Scaramouche
Rafael Sabatini
He is a foreigner, with the soft, insincere ways that I cannot like nor trust.
Against Odds
Lawrence L. Lynch
That the worshipper should be insincere in his worship was too dreadful to think of.
Lord Kilgobbin
Charles Lever

British Dictionary definitions for insincere

insincere

adjective

lacking sincerity; hypocritical

Derived Formsinsincerely, adverbinsincerity (ˌɪnsɪnˈsɛrɪtɪ), noun

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Word Origin and History for insincere

adj.

1620s (implied in insincerely), from Latin insincerus "not genuine, not pure, adulterated," from in- "not" (see in- (1)) + sincerus (see sincere).

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Synonyms

Examples from the Web for insincere

Contemporary Examples

A genuine show of celebrity rudeness, followed by an insincere PR performance?

Hormel publicly dismissed it as insincere and politically motivated.

“You are a great man,” Arafat said, turning on his insincere, oleaginous charm.

On the 47 percent, to whom Romney “apologized” 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.

Historical Examples

This feeling was intensified by the belief that Swift, as a clergyman, was insincere.

An insincere profession will be distinguished by partiality in its observances.

Was it not, perhaps, wise to have been insincere in such a matter?

He is a foreigner, with the soft, insincere ways that I cannot like nor trust.

That the worshipper should be insincere in his worship was too dreadful to think of.

insincere

Word Origin and History for insincere

adj.

Origin of insincere