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Definition of Insincere
1. Adjective. Lacking sincerity. "Their praise was extravagant and insincere"
Also: Counterfeit, Imitative, Dishonest, Dishonorable, Artful, Disingenuous, Unreal, False
Similar to: Bootlicking, Fawning, Obsequious, Sycophantic, Toadyish, Buttery, Fulsome, Oily, Oleaginous, Smarmy, Soapy, Unctuous, Dissimulative, False, Feigned, Gilded, Meretricious, Specious, Hypocritical, Plausible
Derivative terms: Insincerity
Antonyms: Sincere
Definition of Insincere
1. a. Not being in truth what one appears to be; not sincere; dissembling; hypocritical; disingenuous; deceitful; false; -- said of persons; also of speech, thought; etc.; as, insincere declarations.
Definition of Insincere
1. Adjective. not sincere ¹
2. Adjective. not serious ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Insincere
1. [adj]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Insincere
Literary usage of Insincere
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The New Englander by William Lathrop Kingsley (1881)
"A HUMBLE APOLOGY; OR, IS THE PULPIT insincere? IN the North American Review for
September (1880), ... Preachers are called cowards and insincere." . ..."
2. New Englander and Yale Review by Edward Royall Tyler, William Lathrop Kingsley, George Park Fisher, Timothy Dwight (1881)
"A HUMBLE APOLOGY; OR, IS THE PULPIT insincere? IN the North American Review for
September (1880), ... Preachers are called cowards and insincere." . ..."
3. Allen's Synonyms and Antonyms by Frederic Sturges Allen (1920)
"8. unsubstantial, vain, useless; spec, void, foolish, trivial, unsatisfying,
meaningless, frivolous, unfeeling, fruitless, senseless, insincere, inane, ..."
4. The Life and Correspondence of Rufus King: Comprising His Letters, Private by Rufus King (1900)
"... Character—King to JA King— Neuville insincere—King to C. King—Havre does not
approve of the Convention with France—111 Effect of France's Delays—Canning ..."
5. A Critical Pronouncing Dictionary, and Expositor of the English Language: In by John Walker (1822)
"Dissimulation. Hypocrite, hlp'po-krit. s. A dissembler in religion, a pretender,
an insincere person. ..."
6. The Annual Register, Or, A View of the History and Politics of the Year (1840)
"... endeavour to effect an arrangement—Disconcerted by the arrival of Count
Simonich—insincere demeanour of l/te S/iah—Fails to obtain redress—Retires from ..."
7. Memorials and Correspondence of Charles James Fox by Charles James Fox (1853)
"... as well as the testimony of their contemporaries, which prove that such a view
of his impracticable and insincere character and dealings ..."
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