He works fast and is very articulate but his insincerity is his biggest defect.
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Insincerity
Synonyms for "insincerity" (127 found)
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Closest matches (26)
affectationaffectednessairsairs and gracesapparent soundnessartfulnessartificialitycantcasuistrycircularitycraftinesscredibility gapcrossed fingersdeceitfulnessdisingenuousnessdistortionemptinessequivocalnessequivocationevasive reasoning
Strong matches (38)
facadefallaciousnessfallacyfalse frontfalse pietyfalse showfalseheartednessfalsenessfalsityfeigned beliefflattering tongueforswearingfraudfrontgoody-goodinessgushhollow mockeryhollownesshypocrisyimage
Noun(6 words)
Related words (63)
oilinessoversubtletyperjuryperversionpharisaicalnesspharisaismphilosophismpietismpietisticalnesspietypiousnessplausibilityplausiblenesspretensepretensionprunes and prismspublic imageput onput-onputting on airs
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rationalizationreligionismreligiositysanctimoniousnesssanctimonyself-righteousnessshamsharp practiceshowslobbersmarmsnivelsnufflesophismsophistical reasoningsophisticationsophistryspecial pleadingspeciosityspecious reasoningspeciousnessstylishnesssubtletytartufferytartuffismthat flattering unctiontongue in cheekuncandidnessuncandorunctionunctuousnessunfranknessunnaturalnessunsincerenessuntruthfulnessvicious circlevicious reasoning
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6 entriesblatant insinceritydisplay of insinceritymoral insincerityperceived insinceritypolitical insinceritysocial insincerity
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1 entriesSample sentences
3 total sentences available.
All social interactions, naturally, will involve some degree of insincerity, which I believe is necessary.
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His insincerity was obvious to all; he was neither honest nor believable.
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