insincere

[US]/ˌɪnsɪnˈsɪə(r)/
[UK]/ˌɪnsɪnˈsɪr/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. lacking sincerity

Example Sentences

Insincere compliments fell from their lips.

mumbled an insincere apology.

she flashed him an insincere smile.

The characteristic is looked that resembles stockily but actually insincere, frequently quarrels with the same table of Pakistan.

Her mother, a pious woman, attends Mass every morning. When the term refers to insincere piety, however, it is derogatory:

Real-world Examples

Periods in text can be rude or insincere.

Source: Stanford Open Course: How to Communicate Effectively

What if I choose to live an insincere life?

Source: Tales of Imagination and Creativity

Too little eye contact and you'll appear nervous, insincere and disinterested.

Source: The secret to keeping conversations from falling flat.

" Fulsome" praise can be full-throated and genuine, or cloyingly insincere.

Source: Selected English short passages

Being too diplomatic is safer, unless it devolves into insincere platitudes.

Source: The Economist - Business

I'll 'butter her up'! But isn't it a bit insincere?

Source: BBC Authentic English

The person who always comes late, providing an excuse and an insincere apology.

Source: Essential Reading List for Self-Improvement

" Theatre" used as an adjective can describe someone's exaggerated or insincere behaviour.

Source: BBC Authentic English

But however insincere you may choose to be, you shall not find me so.

Source: Pride and Prejudice (Original Version)

And as long as he lives an insincere life, he will never truly stop procrastinating.

Source: Tales of Imagination and Creativity

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