as in liar
a person who acts in contradiction to his or her stated opinions
Our coach is such a hypocrite. He demands that we maintain a healthy diet but seems to be always eating fast-food after practice.
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Recent Examples of hypocrite
Zoe Guy, Vulture, 10 Oct. 2024
This is the most powerful weapon against this regime of liars, thieves, and hypocrites.
—Alexei Navalny, The New Yorker, 11 Oct. 2024
When confronted further about the Big Lie that also finds a fertile home on social media platforms, Vance declined to respond to questions about the validity of Trump’s loss, instead saying Democrats were hypocrites in claiming Russian ads corrupted the results of 2016.
—Philip Elliott, TIME, 2 Oct. 2024
Páramo is a perfect hypocrite, sinning freely and then heading to the confession booth to take advantage of his faith’s unlimited forgiveness policy.
—Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 7 Sep. 2024
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Noun
The filing painted West as a hypocrite who publicly advocates for the fair treatment and proper compensation of artists while exploiting them in private.
—Zoe Guy, Vulture, 10 Oct. 2024
This is the most powerful weapon against this regime of liars, thieves, and hypocrites.
—Alexei Navalny, The New Yorker, 11 Oct. 2024
When confronted further about the Big Lie that also finds a fertile home on social media platforms, Vance declined to respond to questions about the validity of Trump’s loss, instead saying Democrats were hypocrites in claiming Russian ads corrupted the results of 2016.
—Philip Elliott, TIME, 2 Oct. 2024
Páramo is a perfect hypocrite, sinning freely and then heading to the confession booth to take advantage of his faith’s unlimited forgiveness policy.
—Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 7 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hypocrite
Noun
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The Faithfuls and Traitors entered the castle A bunch of reality stars in a room, calling each other liars?Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 18 Dec. 2024
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You might be tempted to contend that the person calling the other one a liar must be the one with the apple.Lance Eliot, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024
Adjective
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Jamie Bernstein considers the attitude hypocritical.Miguel Sirgado, Miami Herald, 6 Jan. 2025
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There are several moments in which Stewart comes off as hypocritical and lacking self-awareness.Meredith Blake, Los Angeles Times, 30 Oct. 2024
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Personalization is key to effective cold emailing, but doing it wrong can make your emails feel insincere or even drive people away.Samuel Darwin, Forbes, 17 Dec. 2024
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Carolyn Hax: Do superlative compliments start to feel insincere?Washington Post, Washington Post, 15 Feb. 2024
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The good, sincere members would flourish and the charlatans, the folks who over-promise to their constituents, would not.Gary Franks, Boston Herald, 20 Jan. 2024
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Tartuffe, a charismatic charlatan, insinuates himself into the lives of a wealthy family, setting off a chain reaction of disruption and pandemonium.Del Mar Times, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Feb. 2024
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“Hypocrite.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hypocrite. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.
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