Monday, March 8, 2021

Define Hypocritical

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hyp·o·crit·i·cal
/ˌhipəˈkridək(ə)l/
adjective
  1. behaving in a way that suggests one has higher standards or more noble beliefs than is the case.
    "we don't go to church and we thought it would be hypocritical to have him christened"
    Similar:
    sanctimonious
    pious
    pietistic
    self-righteous
    holier-than-thou
    superior
    insincere
    specious
    feigned
    pretended
    hollow
    false
    deceitful
    deceptive
    dishonest
    untruthful
    lying
    dissembling
    duplicitous
    two-faced
    Janus-faced
    double-dealing
    untrustworthy
    phoney
    pretend
    Pharisaic
    Pharisaical
    Tartuffian
    canting
    Opposite:
    sincere
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