as in deception
the pretending of having virtues, principles, or beliefs that one in fact does not have
the hypocrisy of people who claim to care about the environment but ride around in gas-guzzlers
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Recent Examples of hypocrisy
Later on, Sprawl breezes through one of the play’s best speeches, Emilia’s sharp, brief gut-punch on the hypocrisy of men.
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Sara Holdren, Vulture, 24 Mar. 2025
The backlash against religious celebrities shows that celebrity authenticity and cultural tolerance has limits – and hypocrisy.
—Ashley Hume, Fox News, 24 Mar. 2025
The reports were met with ridicule and frustration from Reddit users, many of whom branded Musk's attempt to suppress the conversation as hypocrisy, given Musk's previous commitment to free speech.
—Ron Estes, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Mar. 2025
But one of the most egregious is the dizzying hypocrisy shown by several members of the chat, including Hegseth, Rubio, and Waltz.
—Stephanie McNeal, Glamour, 26 Mar. 2025
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Sara Holdren, Vulture, 24 Mar. 2025
The backlash against religious celebrities shows that celebrity authenticity and cultural tolerance has limits – and hypocrisy.
—Ashley Hume, Fox News, 24 Mar. 2025
The reports were met with ridicule and frustration from Reddit users, many of whom branded Musk's attempt to suppress the conversation as hypocrisy, given Musk's previous commitment to free speech.
—Ron Estes, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Mar. 2025
But one of the most egregious is the dizzying hypocrisy shown by several members of the chat, including Hegseth, Rubio, and Waltz.
—Stephanie McNeal, Glamour, 26 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hypocrisy
Noun
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In another case, Balmer pleaded guilty in 2016 to forgery and theft by deception charges, court documents show.—
Zoe Sottile,
CNN Money,
14 Apr. 2025
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Imposter syndrome is an internal struggle with feeling like a fraud despite being qualified, whereas career catfishing is an active deception.—
Cheryl Robinson,
Forbes.com,
13 Apr. 2025
Noun
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The deceit and deception is positively intoxicating to this longtime reality competition fan.—
Dalton Ross,
EW.com,
27 Mar. 2025
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The campaign registers domains that are close enough to legitimate websites to trick users into clicking, or at least to stop them flagging the deceit.—
Zak Doffman,
Forbes,
12 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Ivy-as-Marilyn is an inconsiderate, amphetamine guzzling faux-intellectual whose devotion to the acting craft is presented as a vainglorious affectation.—
Greg Evans,
Deadline,
10 Apr. 2025
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The interaction between Briony and Jamie starts off amiably, with Jamie needling Briony for her posh affectations.—
Doreen St. Félix,
The New Yorker,
22 Mar. 2025
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“Hypocrisy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hypocrisy. Accessed 21 Apr. 2025.
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