Insincere Synonyms and Antonyms

ĭnsĭn-sîr
Not genuine or sincere
(Adjective)
Synonyms:
  1. affected
  2. artificial
  3. feigned
  4. phony
  5. pretended
Antonyms:
  1. sincere
  2. honest
  3. open
  4. frank
  5. forthright
Not being what one purports to be
(Adjective)
Synonyms:
  1. disingenuous
  2. left-handed
  3. ambidextrous
  4. affected
  5. artificial
  6. backhanded
  7. counterfeit
  8. deceitful
  9. dishonest
  10. dissembling
  11. duplicitous
  12. facile
  13. false
  14. feigned
  15. fulsome
  16. glib
  17. guileful
  18. hollow
  19. hypocritical
  20. ingratiating
  21. meretricious
  22. mala fide
  23. pat
  24. phony
  25. specious
  26. theatrical
  27. tongue-in-cheek
  28. unctuous
  29. untruthful
Full of affectation
(Adjective)
Synonyms:
  1. deceitful
  2. shifty
  3. two-faced

Words Related to Insincere

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Insincere Sentence Examples

  • His apology to me seemed as insincere as his motives.

  • It either falls into jargon or it becomes really insincere.

  • At first it was exciting, like playing dress-up, but now it felt insincere and she was afraid he would see through the façade.

  • Manipulation always appears in the context of communication and the manipulator's intentions are covert, albeit not always insincere.

  • They show much outward respect for superiors and parents, but they are insincere and incapable of deep emotion.

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