Hypocritical

  • 11hypocritical — adjective behaving in a way that is intended to make people believe that you are morally better than you really are: hypocritical concern for the less privileged members of society …

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  • 12hypocritical — [ˌhɪpəˈkrɪtɪk(ə)l] adj someone who is hypocritical pretends to be morally good or to believe something but behaves in a way that shows that they are not sincere hypocritically [ˌhɪpəˈkrɪtɪkli] adv …

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  • 13hypocritical — hypocrite ► NOUN ▪ a person who is given to hypocrisy. DERIVATIVES hypocritical adjective hypocritically adverb …

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  • 14hypocritical — adjective professing feelings or virtues one does not have hypocritical praise • Similar to: ↑insincere • Derivationally related forms: ↑hypocrisy …

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  • 15hypocritical — adjective Date: 1561 characterized by hypocrisy; also being a hypocrite • hypocritically adverb …

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  • 16hypocritical — adjective Characterized by hypocrisy or being a hypocrite …

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  • 17hypocritical — Synonyms and related words: Pecksniffian, Tartuffian, Tartuffish, affected, alleged, ambidextrous, assumed, avowed, bland, canting, casuistic, claimed, counterfeited, deceitful, deceiving, deceptive, dishonest, dissembling, double, double dealing …

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  • 18hypocritical — I (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. deceiving, deceptive, deluding, double dealing, shamming, sanctimonious, dissembling, pious, unctuous, unreliable, mealy mouthed, canting, insincere, double faced, smooth tongued, affected, false, caviling,… …

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  • 19hypocritical — hy|po|crit|i|cal [ ,hıpə krıtıkl ] adjective claiming to have certain moral principles or beliefs but behaving in a way that shows you are not sincere ╾ hyp|o|crit|i|cal|ly [ ,hıpə krıtıkli ] adverb …

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  • 20hypocritical — hyp·o·crit·i·cal || ‚hɪpəʊ krɪtɪkl adj. insincere, duplicitous, false, two faced …

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