INSINCERE Synonyms: 71 Similar and Opposite Words

insincere

adjective

ˌin-sin-ˈsir

Definition of insincere

as in fake

not being or expressing what one appears to be or express the insincere compliments of a spiteful gossip

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Recent Examples of insincere Survivors have expressed frustration and criticized the Japanese government's support for nuclear deterrence for being insincere. — ABC News, 9 Aug. 2026 Survivors have expressed frustration and criticized the Japanese government’s support for nuclear deterrence for being insincere. — Mari Yamaguchi, Chicago Tribune, 9 Aug. 2026 Not everyone believes, however, that the line is insincere. — Jackie Wattles, CNN Money, 24 June 2026 And so, open door policies rarely fail because leaders are insincere. — Benjamin Laker, Forbes.com, 11 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for insincere

Recent Examples of Synonyms for insincere

Adjective

The fake blooms lined the sweeping curves that curled across the arena floor.

— Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 8 Oct. 2026
Chastain goes for broke with melodrama as both the real and fake Mommies.

— Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of fake

Adjective

Functional performance has always been counted in throughput, cost per transaction and cycle time, and those measures become close to meaningless once the routine work runs itself.

— Charisma Glassman, Forbes.com, 2 Oct. 2026
If all of City’s results are to be scrapped this season, next season, or in four seasons to come, then whatever happens in the meantime is somewhat meaningless.

— Ben Church, CNN Money, 30 Sep. 2026

Definition of meaningless

Adjective

In the 2030s, aging party leaders living in rarefied Zhongnanhai compounds may look out and see superficial stability.

— Carl Minzner, Foreign Affairs, 5 Oct. 2026
While the two people in the vehicle were attempting to exit the vehicle though the front passenger door, the 17-year-old sustained a superficial gunshot wound to his buttock.

— Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 3 Oct. 2026

Definition of superficial

Adjective

But this is an album that’s apparently about the artist’s double life, and the questions that are bound to be at the forefront of any curious listener’s mind go unaddressed.

— Daniel Bromfield, Pitchfork, 7 Oct. 2026
To [React with exaggerated surprise] is to DO A DOUBLE TAKE — as in, to take out double letters (not consecutive ones, mind you).

— Sam Corbin, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of double

Adjective

Californian Fred Karger, who made history in 2012 as the first openly gay person to run for president, had mixed views about the ad, calling it shrewd yet hypocritical.

— Seema Mehta, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2026
Some churches have rightly been accused of being partisan, hypocritical and discriminatory toward women and minorities.

— John Blake, CNN Money, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of hypocritical

Adjective

Likewise, lip masks designed to be worn overnight can provide improved hydration and comfort over daytime treatments.

— Caroline Reilly, Forbes.com, 25 Mar. 2026
On the opposite end of the spectrum, Tatianna points to cinnamon as a conductor of heat—one commonly used in lip plumper products to achieve a sultry pout.

— Essence, Essence, 23 Nov. 2025

Definition of lip

Adjective

The stranger’s hollow cheeks, his dark eyes, whose lashes always appeared wet, the bony shoulders that protruded from the singlet Chee Meng had lent him—all of it frightened Shawn.

— Rachel Heng, New Yorker, 4 Oct. 2026
Every unfilled titanium lattice sank as water flooded its hollow channels.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 20 Sep. 2026

Definition of hollow

Adjective

Motley Broom, who has been married to the same man for more than 13 years, said the image of the kiss is phony and AI-generated.

— Reed Williams, AJC.com, 21 Sep. 2026
Located in Sachs’ studio at 245 Centre Street, the phony Chanel store has a sign with 31 Rue Cambon on its front door, and a black Chanel-esque ensemble in one street-front window and a red one in the other.

— Rosemary Feitelberg, Footwear News, 10 Sep. 2026