Sincere

/sɪnˈsɪə(ɹ)/

Synonyms for "sincere" (227 found)

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Closest matches (46)

Adjective(5 words)

earnest authenticauthentic behaviorauthentic specimenearnest praise

abandoned aboveboard actual afire ardent artless authentic bluff bluntbona fideborn yesterdayboundbound and determinedbroad brusque burning candidcard carryingcard-carrying childlike

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committed confiding cordial dear decided decisive dedicated deep definite determined devoted devout dinkum direct downright earnest explicit faithful

Noun(2 words)

be honestbe serious

Adjective(1 words)

earnest

Strong matches (68)

fervent fervid fiery flamingfollowing the letterforthright frank frankhearted freefree spokenfree-speaking free-spoken free-tongued gentry genuine good guilelessheart-to-heartheartfelt hearty

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heated honesthonest-to-godhonorable hothot bloodedhot-blooded impassionedin earnestinartificial ingenu ingenuous innocent intense intentintent onlawful legitimate level lifelike literal loyal meant naive natural naturalistic obstinateon fireon the levelopen openhearted original outspoken passionate

Adjective(13 words)

genuinegenuine apologygenuine articlegenuine eventgenuine goldgenuine interestgenuine smilegenuine surpriseheartfeltheartfelt momentheartfelt scenehonesthonest conduct

Noun(1 words)

more genuine

Related words (113)

perfervid persevering persistent plainplain spokenplain-spoken poignant profound pure purposeful real realisticred hotred-hot relentless resolute resolved rightful round serious

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simon puresimon-pure simple simplehearted simplemindedsingle mindedsingle-hearted single-minded soulful spirited sterling straightstraight outstraight-out straightforward strenuoussure enoughsure-enough tenacious transparent truetrue to lifetrue to naturetrue to realitytrustful trusting truthful unadulterated unaffected unassumed unassuming unchecked uncolored unconcocted unconstrained uncopied uncounterfeited undesigning undisguised undisguising undissembled undissembling undistorted unequivocal unexaggerated unfabricated unfanciful unfeigned unfeigning unfictitious unflattering unguarded unimagined unimitated uninvented unpretended unpretending unpretentious unqualified unreserved unrestrained unromantic unsimulated unsophisticated unspecious unsuspicious unsynthetic unvarnished unwary vehement veracious verbal verbatim veridical verisimilar warmwhite hotwhite-hot wholeheartedword for wordword-for-wordzealous

Adjective(11 words)

purestreal mouseserious mattersincerer sincerest solemn soulfultruthful responseunforcedunforced apologyunmixed solution

Related word relations

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7 relation types

More general

7 entries

attitude communication disposition mannermoral qualityquality truthfulness

More specific

4 entries

authenticity earnestnessgenuine gestureheartfelt expression

Collocations

6 entries

sincere apologiessincere beliefsincere commitmentsincere effortsincere gratitudesincere interest

Inflections

2 entries

more sinceremost sincere

Derivations

2 entries

sincerely sincerity

Antonyms

1 entries

insincere

similar

20 entries

artlessbona fidecordial dear devout earnest echt existent genuine heart-whole heartfelt honest honorable ingenuous real serious

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Sample sentences

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We lay emphasis on the importance of being sincere.

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Bill and I have been sincere friends for a long time.

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My children make pathetically sincere efforts to get up early.

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Our teacher is a sincere person, so I look up to him.

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