as in fake
not being or expressing what one appears to be or express
the insincere compliments of a spiteful gossip
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Recent Examples of insincere
His argument: propaganda does not always have to be insincere or untrue.
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Georg Szalai, The Hollywood Reporter, 31 Oct. 2024
However, the 5:1 ratio may fall flat if these buffers are insincere.
—Mark Travers, Forbes, 23 Nov. 2024
For all the cocksure posturing and self-aware voguing, Usher avoided coming across as arrogant, insincere or unapproachable.
—Bob Gendron, Chicago Tribune, 29 Oct. 2024
Others offered themselves as mediators in the sincere (or insincere) hope of minimizing the war’s direct and ancillary costs or even of ending it altogether.
—Michael Kimmage, Foreign Affairs, 7 Nov. 2024
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Georg Szalai, The Hollywood Reporter, 31 Oct. 2024
However, the 5:1 ratio may fall flat if these buffers are insincere.
—Mark Travers, Forbes, 23 Nov. 2024
For all the cocksure posturing and self-aware voguing, Usher avoided coming across as arrogant, insincere or unapproachable.
—Bob Gendron, Chicago Tribune, 29 Oct. 2024
Others offered themselves as mediators in the sincere (or insincere) hope of minimizing the war’s direct and ancillary costs or even of ending it altogether.
—Michael Kimmage, Foreign Affairs, 7 Nov. 2024
See all Example Sentences for insincere
Recent Examples of Synonyms for insincere
Adjective
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The group’s stage show would double as something like a live-act pilot for a fake TV series.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
24 Jan. 2025
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How fake tech controversy is employed to promote The Brutalist.—
Armond White,
National Review,
24 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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After all, we too are drawn to violent, meaningless spectacle to distract us from matters of substance.—
Chris Vognar,
Los Angeles Times,
16 Jan. 2025
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Still, the existence of both shows, and the longevity of Grace and Frankie, spoke to an unexpected side effect of the streaming revolution: With no advertisers to appease (at least not in the 2010s), demographics became meaningless.—
Alan Sepinwall,
Rolling Stone,
15 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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The Russian striker produced a stunning knockout in his last outing, finishing Armen Petrosyan with a double spinning-backfist to claim a highlight-reel KO.—
Jonathan Granoff,
Newsweek,
29 Jan. 2025
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After double cleansing, the SokoGlam founder uses the Real Barrier Intense Moisture Toner, which has seven different types of hyaluronic acid wrapped up in one milky formula.—
Annie Blay,
Allure,
28 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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The Neuralink procedure, on the other hand, occurs on the superficial, surface- area of the brain and requires a relatively small incision.—
Michelle Marchante,
Miami Herald,
27 Jan. 2025
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The case retains a brilliant warmth with only superficial marks throughout.—
Blake Buettner,
Robb Report,
24 Jan. 2025
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
Adjective
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The woman is long gone, so Freer has to imagine her consent — in a history so full of gaps, coercion, and disappearance, a pretended connection is better than none at all.—
Helen Shaw,
Vulture,
28 Mar. 2022
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What most activates Dunn’s rage is the misogyny that only deepened amid all the pretended freedoms of the counterculture.—
Sam Sacks,
WSJ,
11 Nov. 2022
Adjective
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For lip color, reach for the Merit Beauty Signature lipsticks.—
Loren Savini,
Allure,
22 Jan. 2025
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While lip reading is commonly used as a way for those with hearing disabilities to understand speech and conversations, it’s also called upon for legal matters and police investigations.—
Emily Holgate,
refinery29.com,
19 Jan. 2024
Adjective
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While seemingly well-intentioned, this directive is a hollow threat to a player who goes on to a successful MLB career.—
Dan Freedman,
Forbes,
17 Jan. 2025
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What the Chiefs do would be hollow, even impossible, without the fans who animate and fund them and who made this the place to be 60-plus years ago — and in a whole new way now.—
Vahe Gregorian,
Kansas City Star,
12 Jan. 2025
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“Insincere.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/insincere. Accessed 1 Feb. 2025.
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