Synonyms for hypocritical
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1. hypocritical

   Synonyms:
   deceitful, dishonest, disingenuous, faithless, false, fraudulent, lying, mendacious, perfidious, traitorous, treacherous, unfaithful, unscrupulous, untrue

   Antonyms:
   candid, equitable, fair, faithful, frank, genuine, good, honest, honorable, ingenuous, just, sincere, straightforward, true, trustworthy, trusty, upright

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1. hypocritical

   Synonyms:
   pharisaical, sanctimonious, smug, smooth, mealy, unctuous, mincing

   Antonyms:
   plain-spoken, candid, truthful, sincere, genuine, transparent

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1. hypocriticaladjective

   professing feelings or virtues one does not have

   "hypocritical praise"

   Antonyms:
   sincere

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1. hypocriticaladjective

   Synonyms:
   pharisaical, canting, sanctimonious

2. hypocriticaladjective

   Synonyms:
   dissembling, insincere, false, hollow

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1. hypocriticaladjective

   Synonyms:
   pharisaical, canting, dissembling, sanctimonious, insincere

   Antonyms:
   sincere, unfeigned, undissembling, ingenuous

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1. List of paraphrases for "hypocritical":

   hypocrite, hypocrisy, sanctimonious, two-faced, disingenuous, pious, sham

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How to use hypocritical in a sentence?

1. Joe Erlinger:

   This lopsided, hypocritical and ill-considered legislation hurts everyone.

2. Camille Paglia:

   Capitalism is an art form, an Apollonian fabrication to rival nature. It is hypocritical for feminists and intellectuals to enjoy the pleasures and conveniences of capitalism while sneering at it. Everyone born into capitalism has incurred a debt to it. Give Caesar his due.

3. Mary McCarthy:

   The American, if he has a spark of national feeling, will be humiliated by the very prospect of a foreigner's visit to Congress -- these, for the most part, illiterate hacks whose fancy vests are spotted with gravy, and whose speeches, hypocritical, unctuous, and slovenly, are spotted also with the gravy of political patronage, these persons are a reflection on the democratic process rather than of it; they expose it in its process rather than of it; they expose it in its underwear.

4. Lynnette Lederman:

   The hypocritical words that come from Read MoreShe tell me nothing. We have very, very strong leadership in this city. We have a very strong mayor with very strong values, a very strong county executive in Rich Fitzgerald. We have people who stand by us, who believed in values — not just Jewish values, but believe in values — and those are not the values of this President and I do not welcome him to Pittsburgh.

5. Bill Jack:

   I think it is hypocritical, it’s unequal treatment before the law. The Colorado Anti-Discrimination Act is being used to coerce businesses to participate in events that violate their consciences.