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
Homan, who is Catholic, accused the Vatican of hypocrisy, pointing to its fortified walls and strict laws against unauthorized entry.
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Barbara A. Perry, Newsweek, 28 Jan. 2025
What set White’s work apart from the pack are his keen insights into human psychology and his ability to help actors translate that understanding into performances that convey the unique mix of desire, delusion, and hypocrisy swirling in each character’s head.
—Charlie Campbell, TIME, 24 Jan. 2025
Read: Microsoft’s hypocrisy on AI Winning the generative-AI race would, in Trump’s telling, be a display of his geopolitical and economic might.
—Matteo Wong, The Atlantic, 22 Jan. 2025
Their presence sparked instant outrage online and by Black members of the media like Don Lemon who called out the hypocrisy and greed of these performers, and particularly Snoop Dogg who previously had a lot to say about Kanye West and other Trump-supporting Black celebrities.
—Brea Baker, refinery29.com, 20 Jan. 2025
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Barbara A. Perry, Newsweek, 28 Jan. 2025
What set White’s work apart from the pack are his keen insights into human psychology and his ability to help actors translate that understanding into performances that convey the unique mix of desire, delusion, and hypocrisy swirling in each character’s head.
—Charlie Campbell, TIME, 24 Jan. 2025
Read: Microsoft’s hypocrisy on AI Winning the generative-AI race would, in Trump’s telling, be a display of his geopolitical and economic might.
—Matteo Wong, The Atlantic, 22 Jan. 2025
Their presence sparked instant outrage online and by Black members of the media like Don Lemon who called out the hypocrisy and greed of these performers, and particularly Snoop Dogg who previously had a lot to say about Kanye West and other Trump-supporting Black celebrities.
—Brea Baker, refinery29.com, 20 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hypocrisy
Noun
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Tacopina recently appeared on The Breakfast Club to break down key elements of the defense’s strategy in proving Rocky’s innocence, and the plaintiff’s, A$AP Relli, lies and deception.—
Preezy Brown,
VIBE.com,
25 Feb. 2025
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Today the art world is reeling over not just her deception, but also the stain Ms. Schiff has left on the largely unregulated business of art advising.—
Sarah Maslin Nir,
New York Times,
18 Feb. 2025
Noun
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The exposé marked the beginning of the end for Theranos, as multiple whistleblowers came forward with claims of secrets and deceit.—
Jami Ganz,
New York Daily News,
13 Feb. 2025
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Determined to uncover the truth, Min-tae embarks on a relentless pursuit, navigating a web of deceit involving his former crime syndicate and the police.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
10 Feb. 2025
Noun
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From frame one, Bob Dylan, the creation, the idea, the trickster, the lone wolf, without attitude or affectation, your Dylan was no imitation.—
Marcus Jones,
IndieWire,
12 Feb. 2025
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In a transfixing performance that balances colorful affectation with raw hunger, the actor makes Lee a magnetic raconteur whose shield of worldly composure falls away as Eugene (Drew Starkey) eludes his grasp, leaving him a virtual ghost by the end of the film.—
Kimberly Nordyke,
The Hollywood Reporter,
22 Jan. 2025
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“Hypocrisy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hypocrisy. Accessed 1 Mar. 2025.
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