INSINCERITY Synonyms
There is 1 hypernym of the word insincerity. (close relations)
Best Alternative Words for INSINCERITY
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falseness | nounn | |||||||
noun • the state of being false or untrue • unfaithfulness by virtue of being unreliable or treacherous • the quality of not being open or truthful; deceitful or hypocritical | ||||||||
artifice | nounn | |||||||
noun • a deceptive maneuver (especially to avoid capture) | ||||||||
betrayal | nounn | |||||||
noun • an act of deliberate betrayal • the quality of aiding an enemy | ||||||||
deceit | nounn | |||||||
noun • the quality of being fraudulent • a misleading falsehood • the act of deceiving | ||||||||
dishonesty | nounn | |||||||
noun • the quality of being dishonest • lack of honesty; acts of lying or cheating or stealing | ||||||||
disingenuousness | nounn | |||||||
noun • the quality of being disingenuous and lacking candor | ||||||||
duplicity | nounn | |||||||
noun • a fraudulent or duplicitous representation • acting in bad faith; deception by pretending to entertain one set of intentions while acting under the influence of another | ||||||||
fake | adjectiveadj | |||||||
noun • something that is a counterfeit; not what it seems to be • a person who makes deceitful pretenses • (football) a deceptive move made by a football player adjective satellite • fraudulent; having a misleading appearance • not genuine or real; being an imitation of the genuine article verb • make a copy of with the intent to deceive • tamper, with the purpose of deception • speak insincerely or without regard for facts or truths | ||||||||
falsehood | nounn | |||||||
noun • a false statement • the act of rendering something false as by fraudulent changes (of documents or measures etc.) or counterfeiting | ||||||||
fraudulence | nounn | |||||||
noun • a fraudulent or duplicitous representation • the quality of being fraudulent • something intended to deceive; deliberate trickery intended to gain an advantage | ||||||||
guile | nounn | |||||||
noun • shrewdness as demonstrated by being skilled in deception • the quality of being crafty • the use of tricks to deceive someone (usually to extract money from them) | ||||||||
hypocrisy | nounn | |||||||
noun • an expression of agreement that is not supported by real conviction • insincerity by virtue of pretending to have qualities or beliefs that you do not really have | ||||||||
perfidy | nounn | |||||||
noun • betrayal of a trust • an act of deliberate betrayal | ||||||||
pretense | nounn | |||||||
noun • the act of giving a false appearance • pretending with intention to deceive • imaginative intellectual play • a false or unsupportable quality • an artful or simulated semblance | ||||||||
sham | nounn | |||||||
noun • something that is a counterfeit; not what it seems to be • a person who makes deceitful pretenses adjective satellite • adopted in order to deceive verb • make a pretence of • make believe with the intent to deceive | ||||||||
slyness | nounn | |||||||
noun • shrewdness as demonstrated by being skilled in deception | ||||||||
treachery | nounn | |||||||
noun • betrayal of a trust • an act of deliberate betrayal | ||||||||
untruthfulness | nounn | |||||||
noun • the quality of being untruthful | ||||||||
hollowness | nounn | |||||||
noun • the state of being hollow: having an empty space within • the property of having a sunken area • the quality of not being open or truthful; deceitful or hypocritical |