insincere
adjective /ˌɪn.sɪnˈsɪər/
/-ˈsɪr/ disapprovingDefinition
› pretending to feel something that you do not really feel, or not meaning what you say: an insincere apology And all this praise just because the poor man has died - doesn't it strike you as a bit insincere?Affected and insincere insincerely /-li/
/-ˈsɪr-/ adverb Affected and insincere insincerity /ˌɪn.sɪnˈser.ə.ti/
/-t̬i/ noun [U] Affected and insincere
/-ˈsɪr-/ adverb Affected and insincere insincerity /ˌɪn.sɪnˈser.ə.ti/
/-t̬i/ noun [U] Affected and insincere (Definition of insincere adjective from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- affectation noun
- affected adjective
- artificial adjective
- arty-farty adjective
- campy adjective
- cheesy adjective (BAD STYLE)
- fey adjective
- forced adjective
- glib adjective
- histrionic adjective
- histrionics noun
- meretricious adjective
- pious adjective (PRETENDING)
- precocious adjective
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- pseud(o)- prefix
- rent-a- prefix
- slick adjective
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