insincere[adjective]Synonyms: deceitful, dishonest, disingenuous, duplicitous, false, hollow, hypocritical, lying, two-faced, untruthful
Antonyms: sincere
Contrasted words: candid, frank, open, plain, direct, forthright, straight, straightforward
Related Words: deceitful,
dishonest,
lying,
mendacious,
untruthful,
shifty,
slippery,
tricky [TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲
in‧sin‧cere /ˌɪnsɪnˈsɪə◂ $ -ˈsɪr◂/
adjective pretending to be pleased, sympathetic etc, especially by saying nice things, but not really meaning what you say:
an insincere smile an offer which she knew to be impractical and insincere—insincerely adverb—insincerity /ˌɪnsɪnˈserəti, ˌɪnsɪnˈserɪti/
noun [uncountable] [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲