Janus-faced

adjective

ˈjā-nəs-ˌfāst How to pronounce Janus-faced (audio)
Definition of Janus-facednext
as in double
not being or expressing what one appears to be or express there was a Janus-faced quality to the interview: for all of the smiling and nodding, the interviewer's body language expressed deep boredom

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for Janus-faced
  1. double
  2. fake
  3. lip
  4. pretended
  5. strained
  6. hypocritical
  7. hollow
  8. superficial
Adjective
  • Should East have pulled his partner’s second double to five clubs?
    Frank Stewart, The Mercury News, 10 Nov. 2024
  • After a fourth-down stop by Northwood’s defense, Keith capitalized on excellent field position by lofting a 12-yard TD to Brennan, who beat double coverage.
    Dan Albano, Orange County Register, 9 Nov. 2024
Definition of double
Adjective
  • Striking a family pose, Cuoco wore a blue NFL jersey, fake beard and baseball cap, while Pelphrey sported a blonde wig, a pink Nike sweatshirt and white slides.
    Gabrielle Rockson, People.com, 5 Nov. 2024
  • As voting got underway, the FBI warned that its name and insignia were being used in two fake news clips, including one that falsely claimed the FBI was urging people to vote remotely because of a terrorist threat.
    Salvador Hernandez, Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2024
Definition of fake
Adjective
  • 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
  • Also, lip skin is thinner, making blood vessels more apparent.
    Scott LaFee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Mar. 2024
Definition of lip
Adjective
  • 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
  • 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
Definition of pretended
Adjective
  • The lifelong New Yorker explained his decision to pack up for Florida in a 2019 post on the social platform X, citing taxes and his strained relationships with state and local leaders.
    Elizabeth Crisp, The Hill, 5 Nov. 2024
  • In addition, there will need to be some serious operational improvements to remedy the company’s strained relationship with many current and former customers.
    Kenneth Squire, CNBC, 2 Nov. 2024
Definition of strained
Adjective
  • Some even pointed to an interview Yang recently conducted with the pop star for Interview magazine, claiming that his comments seemed hypocritical in hindsight given the nature of his SNL performance.
    Stephen Daw, Billboard, 30 Sep. 2024
  • Movie masturbation scenes also highlight our culture’s hypocritical double standard.
    Caroline Madden, Vulture, 8 July 2024
Definition of hypocritical
Adjective
  • Unlike a snake, which injects venom through hollow fangs, the gila monster’s venom flows through large grooved lower teeth.
    Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 22 Oct. 2024
  • Though the knife handle is hollow, the rest of the pieces are nicely weighted, and Lenox offers a limited lifetime warranty against defects.
    Emily Farris, Bon Appétit, 18 Oct. 2024
Definition of hollow
Adjective
  • This stands in contrast to the often superficial engagements seen on mainstream platforms.
    Gary Weinstein, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
  • Although more superficial aspects of his middle-eastern culture of 2,000 years ago contrast sharply with our western-capitalist society, other, deeper aspects of the two eras are eerily similar.
    Leslie Smith Reeves Faith Matters, arkansasonline.com, 2 Nov. 2024
Definition of superficial
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