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be hypocritical

VERB

pretend

Synonyms

STRONGEST

assume bluff feign fool impersonate profess purport put on

STRONG

act affect allege beguile cheat claim counterfeit cozen deceive delude dissemble dissimulate dupe fish fudge hoodwink jazz jive malinger masquerade mislead sham simulate stonewall sucker whitewash

WEAK

be deceitful claim falsely fake out lay claim let on make out pass off pass oneself off as put up a front

Antonyms

STRONG

be honest deny reveal tell the truth

Example Sentences

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Abandoning Ukrainians over the specks of sawdust in their eyes would be hypocritical and counter to our interests.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 2, 2025

Any other course of action would be hypocritical!

From Slate • Aug. 30, 2025

By early in their second semester, they decided they would be hypocritical if they did not act.

From Washington Post • Apr. 20, 2021

“To fail to address these past convictions would be hypocritical and would be to turn a blind eye on all the harm caused by marijuana enforcement in prior years.”

From New York Times • Sep. 8, 2018

But Theo has no religious feelings at all and thinks it would be hypocritical.

From "Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers" by Deborah Heiligman

be hypocritical

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