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Insincerity

The quality of being insincere; want of sincerity, or of being in reality what one appears to be; dissimulation; hypocritical; deceitfulness; hollowness; untrustworthiness; as, the insincerity of a professed friend; the insincerity of professions of regard.

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Hypocrisy 76% connected

The act or practice of a hypocrite; a feigning to be what one is not, or to feel what one does not feel; a dissimulation, or a concealment of one's r…

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False 74% connected

Uttering falsehood; unveracious; given to deceit; dishnest; as, a false witness.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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False 74% connected

Uttering falsehood; unveracious; given to deceit; dishnest; as, a false witness.

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Falseness 92% connected

The state of being false; contrariety to the fact; inaccuracy; want of integrity or uprightness; double dealing; unfaithfulness; treachery; perfidy;…

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Hollowness 92% connected

State of being hollow.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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