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100 Best Synonyms for “Hypocritical”

September 11, 2026

100 Best Synonyms for

No. Item Definition
1. affected Artificially assumed, not natural.
2. artificial Not natural or sincere.
3. assumed Adopted falsely or artificially.
4. bogus Fake or not genuine.
5. bootlicking Servilely and insincerely flattering.
6. brownnosing Flattering insincerely for favor.
7. canting Using insincere moral talk.
8. contrived Artificially created or forced.
9. cosmetic Only outward, not real.
10. counterfeit Imitation rather than genuine.
11. deceitful Misleading others by dishonesty.
12. deceiving Making others believe what is false.
13. deceptive Intended to mislead.
14. delusive Giving a misleading impression.
15. delusory False or misleading.
16. dishonest Not truthful or sincere.
17. dishonorable Acting without integrity.
18. disingenuous Pretending innocence or honesty falsely.
19. double-dealing Deceptive in dealing with others.
20. double-faced Deceptive and insincere.
21. double-tongued Saying contradictory things deceitfully.
22. duplicitous Deceptive in words or actions.
23. empty Lacking real sincerity or meaning.
24. equivocal Ambiguous to avoid honesty.
25. evasive Avoiding truth or directness.
26. fake Not genuine; pretending sincerity.
27. false Not genuine or sincere.
28. faux Artificial or imitation.
29. fawning Flattering excessively and insincerely.
30. feigned Faked rather than genuine.
31. fine-sounding Attractive but not sincere.
32. forced Not natural or sincere.
33. fork-tongued Deceitful in speech.
34. fraudulent Based on deceit or falseness.
35. glib Smooth but shallow or insincere.
36. goody-goody Ostentatiously virtuous or proper.
37. goody-two-shoes Excessively or falsely virtuous.
38. grandstanding Performing virtue for attention.
39. guileful Full of deceitful cunning.
40. high-sounding Impressive but insincere.
41. holier-than-thou Smugly claiming moral superiority.
42. hollow Lacking sincerity or real principle.
43. honey-tongued Sweet-speaking but insincere.
44. ingratiating Trying insincerely to gain favor.
45. insincere Not expressing genuine beliefs or feelings.
46. Janus-faced Having two deceptive sides.
47. lip-service Verbal support without action.
48. manipulative Controlling others through deceit.
49. masquerading Pretending to be different.
50. mealy-mouthed Insincere or evasively polite.
51. mendacious Given to lying.
52. misleading Giving a false impression.
53. mock Imitation, not genuine.
54. moralistic Judgmental in a false way.
55. moralizing Giving moral lectures insincerely.
56. obsequious Overly submissive and insincere.
57. oily Smoothly and falsely sincere.
58. oleaginous Excessively smooth and insincere.
59. ostensible Claimed but possibly not real.
60. ostentatious Showy, often falsely virtuous.
61. perfidious Treacherous and deceitful.
62. performative Done for appearance, not conviction.
63. phony Fake or insincere.
64. pious Falsely or excessively virtuous.
65. plastic Artificial and insincere.
66. posey Affected and insincere.
67. posing Pretending to be something.
68. posturing Behaving falsely to impress.
69. preachy Moralizing without matching behavior.
70. pretend Not real or genuine.
71. pretended Only claimed, not real.
72. pretending Acting as if something is true.
73. pretentious Claiming qualities one does not have.
74. pseudo False or pretended.
75. sanctimonious Falsely appearing morally superior.
76. self-righteous Smugly moral while flawed.
77. sham False or pretended.
78. shifty Appearing deceitful or evasive.
79. showy Done for display, not sincerity.
80. simulated Imitated rather than genuine.
81. slick Smooth but not sincere.
82. slippery Evasive, unreliable, and deceitful.
83. sly Cleverly secretive or deceitful.
84. smarmy Excessively flattering and insincere.
85. sneaky Secretly dishonest or deceitful.
86. specious Seemingly right but actually false.
87. spurious False, not genuine.
88. theatrical Exaggerated and insincere.
89. toadying Servilely flattering for advantage.
90. token Merely symbolic, not sincere.
91. treacherous Betraying trust through deceit.
92. two-faced Saying one thing and doing another.
93. two-timing Deceitfully disloyal or double-dealing.
94. unctuous Smarmily and falsely earnest.
95. underhand Secretly dishonest or unfair.
96. underhanded Deceptive and unfair.
97. unprincipled Lacking real moral principles.
98. untruthful Not honest or accurate.
99. virtue-signaling Showing virtue mainly for approval.
100. window-dressing Merely for appearances.

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