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- Word Combinations (noun)
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noun |
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hypocrisies |
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the practice or an instance of stating or pretending to hold beliefs or principles that one does not actually live by; insincerity.
The congregation could forgive the minister his misdeeds but not the hypocrisy of his sternly moralizing sermons.- synonyms:
- insincerity
- antonyms:
- sincerity
- similar words:
- cant, crocodile tears, dishonesty, falseness, lip service, pretense, sanctimony
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deceit, deception, pose |
adjective + (n.)hypocrisy
amazed,
apparent,
blatant,
conventional,
double,
fiscal,
fundamental,
glaring,
gross,
guilty,
intellectual,
liberal,
mere,
moral,
partisan,
pure,
rank,
religious,
selfish,
sexual,
sheer,
transparent,
tremendous,
ultimate,
utter,
vulnerable
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verb + (n.)hypocrisy
accuse, decry, demonstrate, denounce, escape, exhibit, expose, highlight, illustrate, perceive, point, reek, smack, smell, spell, underscore
(n.)hypocrisy
+ verb
characterize, condemn, criticize, display, practice, prevail
noun + (n.)hypocrisy
accusation,
bit,
cant,
charge,
column,
contradiction,
corruption,
critic,
cynicism,
editor,
example,
excess,
guilt,
hatred,
height,
hype,
inconsistency,
injustice,
irony,
lie,
perception,
rank,
sham,
sin,
smack,
standard,
stupidity
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