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Meaning of insincere in English
Pronunciation
/ˌɪnsənˈsɪr/
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Qualitative Adjective
insincere
Etymology
mid 17th century: from Latin insincerus, from in-‘not’ + sincerus‘sincere’
Definitions
1.
lacking sincerity
Examples
« a charming but thoroughly insincere woman »
« their praise was extravagant and insincere »
Synonyms
bootlicking
fawning
obsequious
sycophantic
toadyish
buttery
fulsome
oily
oleaginous
smarmy
unctuous
dissembling
dissimulating
dissimulative
false
hollow
gilded
meretricious
specious
hypocritical
feigned
Antonyms
sincere
See also
counterfeit
dishonest
disingenuous
false
unreal