insincere
AdjectiveUS[in-sin-seer]/ˌɪnsɪnˈsɪr/3 syllables
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Adjective (1)
- lacking sincerity“a charming but thoroughly insincere woman”“their praise was extravagant and insincere”Opposite sincereSimilar bootlicking, buttery, feigned, dissimulative, gilded, hypocritical, false, plausibleRelates to sinceritySee also counterfeit, dishonest, disingenuous, unreal, false
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
In′sin·cere′ adjective
Origin: L. insincerus. See In- not, and Sincere.
1. Not being in truth what one appears to be; not sincere; dissembling; hypocritical; disingenuous; deceitful; false; — said of persons; also of speech, thought; etc.; as, insincere declarations.
2. Disappointing; imperfect; unsound. obsolete
To render sleep's soft blessings insincere.— Alexander Pope
Synonyms: Dissembling; hollow; hypocritical; deceptive deceitful; false; disingenuous; untrustworthy.
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54