What is "hypocritical" in English? Definition and Explanations

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What does hypocritical mean in English? Meaning of hypocritical definition and abbreviation with examples.

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What is "hypocritical" in English? Definition and Explanations

Meaning of "hypocritical": professing feelings or virtues one does not have

Adjective

  • Meaning: professing feelings or virtues one does not have
  • Example: hypocritical praise
  • Synonyms: hypocritical
  • Similar: insincere
  • Adjective: Characterized by hypocrisy or being a hypocrite. [from mid-16th c.]
  • Synonyms:

    duplicitous, self-righteous, sanctimonious, unnatural, insincere, deceptive, affected, artificial, assuming, bland, canting, captious, double, double-dealing, faithless, fishy, fraudulent, glib, hollow, left-handed, lying, oily, phony, pious, smooth, snide, specious, spurious, two-faced, unctuous, unreliable, pharisaical, pietistic, smooth-tongued, false, caviling, deluding, dissembling, feigning, jivey, moralistic, smooth-spoken,

    Antonyms:

    real, honest, truthful, forthright, frank, authentic, reliable, righteous, sincere, genuine, humble, open, actual, just, upright,

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