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How is the word sincere distinct from other similar adjectives?

Some common synonyms of sincere are heartfelt, hearty, unfeigned, and wholehearted. While all these words mean "genuine in feeling," sincere stresses absence of hypocrisy, feigning, or any falsifying embellishment or exaggeration.

a sincere apology

When can heartfelt be used instead of sincere?

While in some cases nearly identical to sincere, heartfelt suggests depth of genuine feeling outwardly expressed.

expresses our heartfelt gratitude

When could hearty be used to replace sincere?

Although the words hearty and sincere have much in common, hearty suggests honesty, warmth, and exuberance in displaying feeling.

received a hearty welcome

Where would unfeigned be a reasonable alternative to sincere?

In some situations, the words unfeigned and sincere are roughly equivalent. However, unfeigned stresses spontaneity and absence of pretense.

her unfeigned delight at receiving the award

When might wholehearted be a better fit than sincere?

The synonyms wholehearted and sincere are sometimes interchangeable, but wholehearted suggests sincerity and earnest devotion without reservation or misgiving.

promised our wholehearted support

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of sincere Their trip to the closet, in a way, gives new context to the Safdie brothers’ work, as viewers realize that the makers of the stress-inducing black comedy Uncut Gems are in fact goofy, sincere film nerds. Paula Mejía, The Atlantic, 20 Mar. 2025 Strange Journey: The Story of Rocky Horror The Bottom Line A slight but sincere 50th anniversary gift to fans. Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 Mar. 2025 Whereas Liliana’s Invincible Summer is emotional, sincere, and relatively easy to follow, Death Takes Me is cerebral, fragmentary, and disorienting. Nicolás Medina Mora, The Atlantic, 13 Mar. 2025 Only a sincere and tangible commitment to values can reconcile luxury’s tension between a pure logic of distinction and new consumer ideals. Laurence Lim, WWD, 11 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for sincere
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sincere
Adjective
  • The Substack offers an unfiltered, genuine take on navigating the marketplace, from the highs of scoring a rare vintage gem to the lows of watching the dream item go out of stock.
    Gaby Keiderling, Vogue, 19 Mar. 2025
  • How much of that affection was genuine and how much was gameplay?
    Dalton Ross, EW.com, 19 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • Sellers are still obliged to provide accurate and honest information.
    Ron Lieber, New York Times, 19 Mar. 2025
  • Olivia Culpo is getting honest about what happened during the first trimester of her pregnancy.
    Ingrid Vasquez, People.com, 19 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • The comedy ends creatively with a sort of play-within-a-play moment and the sort of heartfelt mother/daughter bonding you’ve been hoping all night to see.
    Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 19 Mar. 2025
  • Scrubs star Neil Flynn plays her husband with Atticus Shaffer, Charlie McDermott, and Eden Sher play the three Heck children in a show that’s equally heartfelt and humorous, anchored by characters who feel more genuine than this genre typically allows.
    Brian Tallerico, Vulture, 18 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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    Gaurav Bansal, Forbes.com, 26 Mar. 2025
  • Despite the attack, train movements and schedules remain unaffected.
    Hannah Parry, Newsweek, 24 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • His life story is inspiring, and his love of country is as unfeigned as his faith.
    Daniel Foster, National Review, 30 Nov. 2023
  • Its combination of unfeigned earnestness and irreverent, early-Marvel-era wit can’t help but bring to mind that moment — that other world — when Obama was still president and Hamilton was taking its shot on Broadway.
    Sara Holdren, Vulture, 1 Nov. 2023
Adjective
  • Martha Stewart and Mila Kunis carried ones that looked like this simple option.
    Clint Davis, People.com, 23 Mar. 2025
  • Murena Pixel Tablet Apps Switching away from Google's flavor of Android will always result in an app gap, and there's no simple way around it.
    Ewan Spence, Forbes, 23 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • That versatility is, in a lot of ways, the true beauty of unicorns.
    Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 28 Mar. 2025
  • The same is true for picking up concertgoers after the show.
    Joseph Hernandez, Kansas City Star, 28 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • In the final moments of last week’s episode, Hector Ayala, aka the hero White Tiger, was found innocent in his trial against the NYPD then shot and killed on the street by an unknown murderer.
    Jordan Moreau, Variety, 19 Mar. 2025
  • Man Who Killed Meredith Kercher, Amanda Knox's Roommate in Italy, Is Freed from Prison Still, despite being declared innocent and freed, Knox says she was never allowed to fully live her life again.
    Gillian Telling, People.com, 19 Mar. 2025

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“Sincere.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sincere. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.

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