Hypocritical synonyms and antonyms

hĭp'ə-krĭt'ĭ-kəl

Characterized by sanctimony:

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Like oil, soap, or grease to the touch

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Deceiving or intended to deceive

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(Of a person) Cheating, dishonest; treacherous.

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Marked by an unwarranted claim to importance or distinction.

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cynical (related)

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Habitually phony or dishonest:

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Having two faces or plane surfaces

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upright (antonym)

(Figuratively) Of good morals; practicing ethical values.

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honest (antonym)

Marked by or displaying integrity; upright:

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sincere (antonym)

Being without hypocrisy or pretense; true:

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Of or pertaining to the Pharisees. [from 16th c.]

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(Archaic) Having or showing a sense of duty and loyalty to family, friends, etc.

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The definition of spurious is something that is not true.

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Being a bigot; biased; strongly prejudiced; forming opinions without just cause.

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Emphasizing or observing the letter but not the spirit of religious law; self-righteous; sanctimonious

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Prone to speaking evasively, indirectly, or duplicitously; not forthright

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Speaking or spoken in an artfully suave manner; ingratiating.

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Assumed or simulated to impress others:

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Uttering falsehood; dishonest or deceitful.

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dissimulating

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Disposed to or characterized by untruth:

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Man-made; of artifice.

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Speaking in a pleasing, persuasive, or polished manner

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Fond of catching others in mistakes; quick to find fault; quibbling; carping

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The definition of deceitful is someone or something intentionally untruthful or intended to mislead.

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Presumptuous; arrogant.

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Not natural; supernatural or artificial.

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Unreliable; undependable

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Seemingly or apparently valid, likely, or acceptable; credible:

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Having manners or (often excessive) mannerisms.

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Two-faced; deceiving

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(Informal) phony

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Interfering with honesty.

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Pertaining to pietism, especially that associated with Luther and his followers; excessively pious.

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ingenuous (antonym)

The definition of ingenuous is open or frank.

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undissembling (antonym)

deceitful

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unfeigned (antonym)

The definition of unfeigned is something genuine, sincere or not fake.

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righteous (antonym)

In accordance with virtue or morality:

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actual (antonym)

Existing in reality or in fact; not merely possible, but real; as it really is

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real (antonym)

Free of pretense, falsehood, or affectation:

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authentic (antonym)

Of the same origin as claimed; genuine.

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just (antonym)

Based on fact or sound reason; well-founded:

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reliable (antonym)

That can be relied on; dependable; trustworthy

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forthright (antonym)

Straightforward; not evasive; candid and direct

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truthful (antonym)

Honest, and always telling the truth.

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Falsely moralistic; hypocritical; insincere

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Spurious, deceptive, or false:

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self-serving (related)

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arrogant (related)

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self-righteous (related)

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narrow-minded (related)

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mendacious (related)

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crass (related)

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contemptuous (related)

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chauvinistic (related)

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reprehensible (related)

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illiberal (related)

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unpatriotic (related)

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Marked by or exhibiting a lack of reliability.

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Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster's Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.

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disingenuous (related)

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