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INSINCERITY Synonyms

There are 19 synonyms of the word insincerity. (exact relations)
There is 1 hypernym of the word insincerity. (close relations)
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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

Best Hypernyms For INSINCERITY

Here is a list of related hypernyms for insincerity, these are close relations that fall within the same topic. Most relevant words are highlighted and in order.
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untruthfulness

Alternatives for FALSENESS

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