insincere
adjectives
lacking sincerity
"a charming but thoroughly insincere woman"; "their praise was extravagant and insincere"
is derived from
antonym
is similar to
attempting to win favor from influential people by flattery
is similar to
unpleasantly and excessively suave or ingratiating in manner or speech
"buttery praise"; "gave him a fulsome introduction"; "an oily sycophantic press agent"; "oleaginous hypocrisy"; "smarmy self-importance"; "the unctuous Uriah Heep"; "soapy compliments"
is similar to
concealing under a false appearance with the intent to deceive
"dissimulative arts"
is similar to
based on pretense; deceptively pleasing
"the gilded and perfumed but inwardly rotten nobility"; "meretricious praise"; "a meretricious argument"
is similar to
given to or characterized by presenting specious arguments
"a plausible liar"
see also
not genuine; imitating something superior
"counterfeit emotion"; "counterfeit money"; "counterfeit works of art"; "a counterfeit prince"
see also
not straightforward or candid; giving a false appearance of frankness
"an ambitious, disingenuous, philistine, and hypocritical operator, who...exemplified...the most disagreeable traits of his time"- David Cannadine; "a disingenuous excuse"
see also
lacking in reality or substance or genuineness; not corresponding to acknowledged facts or criteria
"ghosts and other unreal entities"; "unreal propaganda serving as news"
see also
not in accordance with the fact or reality or actuality
"gave false testimony under oath"; "false tales of bravery"
is an attribute of
the quality of being open and truthful; not deceitful or hypocritical
"his sincerity inspired belief"; "they demanded some proof of my sincerity"
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