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What is another word for Hypocritical? – 116 Hypocritical Synonyms

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    Synonyms & Similar Words

    deceitful dishonest insincere disingenuous duplicitous two-faced double-dealing fraudulent fake pretentious sanctimonious self-righteous phony artificial affected feigned false mendacious untruthful duped beguiled deluded misled deceived cheated swindled perfidious treacherous traitorous unfaithful disloyal untrue faithless

    Meaning of Hypocritical

    The primary meaning of "hypocritical" is describing someone who pretends to have virtues or moral principles that they do not actually have.

    Definitions

    • The practice of claiming to have higher standards or more noble beliefs than is the case
    • * Behavior that contradicts what one claims to believe or feel

    Etymology of Hypocritical

    The word "hypocritical" originates from the Greek word "hypokrites," meaning "actor" or "pretender," and the Latin word "hypocrita," which was used to describe someone who pretends to be something they are not.
    Historically, the term was used to describe actors or pretenders, but its meaning expanded to include people who pretend to have moral virtues or principles they do not actually possess.

    Example Uses

    • The politician's hypocritical stance on environmental issues was exposed when it was discovered that they had invested in several polluting companies.
    • * It's hypocritical to preach about the importance of honesty and then lie to your friends.

    Antonyms & Near Antonyms

    sincere genuine honest truthful authentic trustworthy reliable faithful loyal true straightforward frank candid open transparent innocent naive artless guileless straightforward plainspoken unpretentious unaffected

    Related Nouns

    hypocrisy deceit dishonesty insincerity duplicity fraud pretension sanctimony self-righteousness phoniness artificiality affectation feigning falsehood mendacity untruthfulness perfidy treachery traitorousness disloyalty faithlessness

    Related Verbs

    pretend feign simulate dissimulate deceive cheat swindle beguile delude mislead dupe defraud manipulate exploit betray double-cross two-time

    Related Adjectives

    insincere disingenuous duplicitous fraudulent fake pretentious sanctimonious self-righteous phony artificial affected feigned false mendacious untruthful perfidious treacherous traitorous unfaithful disloyal untrue faithless