Synonyms for sincere
sɪnˈsɪərsin·cere

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1. sincereadjective

   Antonyms:
   insincere

2. sincereadjective

   I believe he is sincere in his offer to help.

   Antonyms:
   insincere

3. sincereadjective

   She gave it a sincere, if misguided effort.

   Antonyms:
   insincere

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1. sincere

   A candid statement is meant to be true to the real facts and just to all parties; a fair statement is really so. Fair is applied to the conduct; candid is not; as, fair treatment, "a fair field, and no favor." One who is frank has a fearless and unconstrained truthfulness. Honest and ingenuous unite in expressing contempt for deceit. On the other hand, artless, guileless, naive, simple, and unsophisticated express the goodness which comes from want of the knowledge or thought of evil. As truth is not always agreeable or timely, candid and frank have often an objectionable sense; "to be candid with you," "to be perfectly frank," are regarded as sure preludes to something disagreeable. Open and unreserved may imply unstudied truthfulness or defiant recklessness; as, open admiration, open robbery. There may be transparent integrity or transparent fraud. Sincere applies to the feelings, as being all that one's words would imply.

   Synonyms:
   aboveboard, artless, candid, fair, frank, guileless, honest, impartial, ingenuous, innocent, naive, open, simple, straightforward, transparent, truthful, unbiased, unprejudiced, unreserved, unsophisticated

   Antonyms:
   adroit, artful, crafty, cunning, deceitful, designing, diplomatic, foxy, insincere, intriguing, knowing, maneuvering, sharp, shrewd, sly, subtle, tricky, wily

   Preposition:
   Candid in debate; candid to or toward opponents; candid with friend or foe; to be candid about or in regard to the matter.

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1. sincere

   Synonyms:
   pure, unmixed, genuine, unadulterated, hearty, honest, unaffected, unvarnished, candid, cordial, frank, unfeigned, true

   Antonyms:
   impure, adulterated, dishonest, insincere, hypocritical, feigned, pretended, false

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1. sincereadjective

   open and genuine; not deceitful

   "he was a good man, decent and sincere"; "felt sincere regret that they were leaving"; "sincere friendship"

   Synonyms:
   earnest, solemn

   Antonyms:
   unctuous, oily, obsequious, hypocritical, frivolous, feigned, soapy, specious, sycophantic, fulsome, dissimulative, toadyish, buttery, oleaginous, bootlicking, fawning, false, plausible, smarmy, meretricious, insincere, gilded

2. earnest, sincere, solemnadjective

   characterized by a firm and humorless belief in the validity of your opinions

   "both sides were deeply in earnest, even passionate"; "an entirely sincere and cruel tyrant"; "a film with a solemn social message"

   Synonyms:
   dear, heartfelt, businesslike, grave, sedate, earnest, sober, devout, solemn

   Antonyms:
   frivolous, unctuous, fulsome, insincere, specious, fawning, hypocritical, buttery, oleaginous, obsequious, feigned, toadyish, false, meretricious, bootlicking, gilded, dissimulative, soapy, smarmy, oily, sycophantic, plausible

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1. sincereadjective

   Synonyms:
   true, real, unfeigned, genuine, unaffected, unvarnished, not pretended

2. sincereadjective

   Synonyms:
   honest, ingenuous, open, frank, candid, hearty, undissembling, artless, guileless, single

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1. sincereadjective

   Synonyms:
   heartfelt, genuine, unfeigned, undissembling

   Antonyms:
   insincere

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1. List of paraphrases for "sincere":

   heartfelt, honest, genuine, candid, earnest, frank, al-sadeq, sincerely, wholehearted, warm, truthful, cordial, deep, hearty, deepest, sincerest, profound, loyal, good-faith, sadiq, warmest

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1. Jim Albracht:

   During the broadcast, I used a comparison when trying to describe a talented Maryland basketball player. In no way did I intend to offend or disparage the player, i take full responsibility for my inappropriate word choice and offer a sincere apology to him and anyone else who was offended. I will use this as an opportunity to grow as a person and learn more about unconscious bias.

2. Director Tatia Pilieva:

   It felt so real and sincere and it was, they shed all these layers in front of our eyes and in front of the cameras and that sweetness and kindness resonated with people.

3. Martin Luther King, Jr.:

   Nothing in the world is more dangerous than sincere ignorance and consciencious stupidity.

4. Arnold Bennett:

   All wrong doing is done in the sincere belief that it is the best thing to do.

5. John Griffin:

   Now its very sincere welcome back: Were glad to have you back and were sorry.