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Words related to hypocrisy
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duplicity
deceitfulness in speech or conduct, as by speaking or acting in two different ways to different people concerning the same matter; double-dealing. Synonyms: deceit, deception, dissimulation, fraud, guile, hypocrisy, trickery. Antonyms: candidness, directness, honesty, straightforwardness. -
deceit
Deceit is behaviour that is deliberately intended to make people believe something which is not true. -
hypocritical
of the nature of hypocrisy, or pretense of having virtues, beliefs, principles, etc., that one does not actually possess: The parent who has a “do what I say and not what I do” attitude can appear hypocritical to a child. -
dissimulation
the act of dissimulating; feigning; hypocrisy. -
pharisaism
the principles and practices of the Pharisees. -
sincere
free of deceit, hypocrisy, or falseness; earnest: a sincere apology.