as in honesty
the act or fact of being honest or direct
His sincerity and loyalty made him a good friend.
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Recent Examples of sincerity
Trump has indulged in overly optimistic rhetoric about Moscow’s sincerity, and questions about his true aims linger.
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Christopher S. Chivvis, Foreign Affairs, 18 Mar. 2025
The pair’s smiles—seemingly so warm just moments prior—now appear painfully, alarmingly, pasted on, throwing their earlier sincerity into question.
—Naomi Fry, The New Yorker, 15 Mar. 2025
What comes across here even more than Gaga’s talent is her sincerity, an ideal tonal match for a series of pretty strange (compliment) sketches.
—Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 9 Mar. 2025
Orsolya is apparently wracked with feelings of complicity, though the film, which is made up mainly of extended shots of her conversations with other people, questions the sincerity of her self-reproach against a backdrop of ethnic tension and neoliberal sprawl in Romania.
—Beatrice Loayza, New York Times, 21 Feb. 2025
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Christopher S. Chivvis, Foreign Affairs, 18 Mar. 2025
The pair’s smiles—seemingly so warm just moments prior—now appear painfully, alarmingly, pasted on, throwing their earlier sincerity into question.
—Naomi Fry, The New Yorker, 15 Mar. 2025
What comes across here even more than Gaga’s talent is her sincerity, an ideal tonal match for a series of pretty strange (compliment) sketches.
—Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 9 Mar. 2025
Orsolya is apparently wracked with feelings of complicity, though the film, which is made up mainly of extended shots of her conversations with other people, questions the sincerity of her self-reproach against a backdrop of ethnic tension and neoliberal sprawl in Romania.
—Beatrice Loayza, New York Times, 21 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sincerity
Noun
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Create a brutal truth resume that shocks people with its honesty.—
Jodie Cook,
Forbes,
21 Mar. 2025
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Through raw honesty and unwavering determination, Jason’s story resonates as a testament to the resilience of the human spirit and the importance of self-discovery and acceptance.—
Addie Morfoot,
Variety,
19 Mar. 2025
Noun
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In exalting above all other concerns his personal conception of the institutional integrity of the Supreme Court, and by extension the entire judiciary, Roberts has ironically done more than anyone else to delegitimize the courts.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
21 Mar. 2025
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The company is also implementing a data mesh architecture to unify structured and unstructured data, ensuring integrity and compliance as AI becomes more central to operations.—
Peter High,
Forbes,
21 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Three years of performing in similar contests and local gigs later, she was signed by Island Records after graduating the BRIT School, where past alumni includes Amy Winehouse and Adele — two artists to whom her cavernous vocals, lyrical candor, and endearing cackle have long invited comparisons.—
Audra Heinrichs,
Rolling Stone,
19 Mar. 2025
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Yet in one moment of candor, Mullin said the rollercoaster style of governance that has defined the House over the last couple of years, with narrow margins fostering dysfunction for the GOP, has been enough to dampen his love for the chamber.—
David Sivak,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
13 Mar. 2025
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The Americans were flat against Panama, lacking the creativity and directness to break them down.—
Paul Tenorio,
The Athletic,
24 Mar. 2025
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The dry basics of the case are where Morris and CHAOS flounder a little and cause the documentary to lose the directness of its argument.—
Daniel Fienberg,
The Hollywood Reporter,
6 Mar. 2025
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This combination is vital to delivering the performance, reliability, and efficiency required at hyperscale.—
Steve McDowell,
Forbes,
21 Mar. 2025
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The key difference lies in the context and purpose: Creativity is appropriate for artistic tasks, while hallucinations are problematic when accuracy and reliability are required.—
Anna Choi,
The Conversation,
21 Mar. 2025
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“Sincerity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sincerity. Accessed 3 Apr. 2025.
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