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| act |
behavior that is a pretense, sometimes insincere or meant to deceive. [1/14 definitions] |
| bunkum |
insincere talk or speech-making. |
| cant1 |
insincere statements made to give one the appearance of goodness, piety, or the like. [1/6 definitions] |
| claptrap |
insincere or pretentious talk or language. |
| counterfeit |
feigned or insincere. [1/7 definitions] |
| crocodile tears |
a hypocritical display of grief; insincere tears. |
| empty |
lacking force; insincere; meaningless. [1/10 definitions] |
| glad hand |
(informal) a hearty but often insincere or hypocritical welcome, greeting, reception, or the like. |
| glad-hand |
(informal) to greet in a hearty but insincere manner. |
| glib |
careless, thoughtless, or insincere. [1/3 definitions] |
| hollow |
lacking real substance, value, or meaning; insincere or false. [1/10 definitions] |
| insincerity |
the quality of being insincere; deceitfulness or hypocrisy. [2 definitions] |
| left-handed |
insincere or ambiguous. [1/5 definitions] |
| line1 |
a statement, often unoriginal and insincere, that is made to pacify, persuade, flatter, or charm. [1/21 definitions] |
| lip service |
insincere expression of good will, devotion, respect, or loyalty. |
| plastic |
artificial or insincere in character. [1/5 definitions] |
| pretension |
a false or insincere show or claim; pretense. [1/3 definitions] |
| snow |
(slang) to deceive or persuade with insincere talk, esp. flattery. [1/8 definitions] |
| two-faced |
insincere or hypocritical; deceitful; dishonest. [1/2 definitions] |
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