Man is the only animal that learns by being hypocritical. He pretends to be polite and then, eventually, he becomes polite.
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Hypocritical
/hɪpəˈkɹɪtɪkəl/
Synonyms for "hypocritical" (103 found)
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Closest matches (21)
Strong matches (31)
double-faceddouble-mindeddouble-tongueddoubleheartedemptyfaithlessfakefakedfakingfalsefeignedfeigningfulsomeglibgoodygoody goodygoody-goodyhaltingholier-than-thouhollow
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Adjective(4 words)
Noun(1 words)
Related words (51)
Noun(2 words)
moral worldlinesstongued the label
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More general
3 entriescharacter flawcharacter traitethical critique
More specific
7 entriesduplicitousduplicitousnessmoral shamperformative contradictionpretextual claimsanctimonioustwo-faced
Collocations
6 entrieshypocritical attitudehypocritical behaviorhypocritical claimhypocritical remarkshypocritical rhetorichypocritical stance
Inflections
2 entriesmore hypocriticalmost hypocritical
Derivations
2 entriessimilar
1 entriesSample sentences
12 total sentences available.
Tom certainly is hypocritical.
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I have never known someone as hypocritical as you.
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Tom is hypocritical.
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