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
Samantha Riedel, Them, 16 Aug. 2024
What about when the two people who are competing to lead this country are incompetent, incoherent, hypocrites?
—Nicole Russell, USA TODAY, 4 July 2024
In the interview with Lukyanov, Putin defended his annexation in September of four provinces in eastern and southern Ukraine and dismissed as hypocrites those in the United States and Europe who support Ukrainian sovereignty.
—Timothy Naftali, Foreign Affairs, 16 Nov. 2022
So, don’t be a hypocrite: Turn off your A/C. Tom Scott
Sneaky stinkers
Queens Village: What gets me about these companies claiming that odor-free deodorants last up to 72 hours is that they are obviously geared toward people who hate to shower!
—Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 27 June 2024
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Noun
The ‘Daily Wire’ host bent his brain into a pretzel trying to explain why the Republican VP pick is not a hypocrite.
—Samantha Riedel, Them, 16 Aug. 2024
What about when the two people who are competing to lead this country are incompetent, incoherent, hypocrites?
—Nicole Russell, USA TODAY, 4 July 2024
In the interview with Lukyanov, Putin defended his annexation in September of four provinces in eastern and southern Ukraine and dismissed as hypocrites those in the United States and Europe who support Ukrainian sovereignty.
—Timothy Naftali, Foreign Affairs, 16 Nov. 2022
So, don’t be a hypocrite: Turn off your A/C. Tom Scott
Sneaky stinkers
Queens Village: What gets me about these companies claiming that odor-free deodorants last up to 72 hours is that they are obviously geared toward people who hate to shower!
—Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 27 June 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hypocrite
Noun
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Despite this verdict, thousands of people rushed to his defense, calling her a liar and placing the shame on Hand.Chloe Laws, Glamour, 19 Dec. 2024
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This did not prevent him from thinking of his friends as liars, and articulating that word to himself offered an ugly but undeniable relief.Daisy Hildyard, The New Yorker, 15 Dec. 2024
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And to sit up there, man, and to be just blatantly hypocritical is funny and sickening at the same time.Stephan Pechdimaldji, Newsweek, 14 Dec. 2024
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If an organization’s culture is aspirational rather than lived and practiced, the result is often a hypocritical, inauthentic hiring experience.Lori Landrum, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024
Adjective
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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
Noun
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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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But in Wicked, he's elevated to an even more sinister place — not merely a charlatan, but a fraud who has seized power and wants to use the magic of others to create a totalitarian world that answers to his every whim.Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 23 Nov. 2024
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“Hypocrite.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hypocrite. Accessed 26 Dec. 2024.
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