hypocrite

[hip-uh-krit] / ˈhɪp ə krɪt /

NOUN

person who pretends, is deceitful

Synonyms

STRONGEST

bigot charlatan crook impostor phony trickster

STRONG

actor backslider bluffer casuist cheat deceiver decoy dissembler dissimulator fake faker four-flusher fraud humbug informer malingerer masquerader mountebank pharisee poser pretender quack smoothie sophist swindler two-timer

WEAK

attitudinizer con artist lip server two-face wolf in sheep's clothing

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I’m the hypocrite who’s stayed up for Jake Paul’s boxing matches.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 26, 2026

In a July 4, 2013, email to Nikolic, Epstein wrote: “Bill risks going from richest man to biggest hypocrite, melinda a laughing stock, pledges will disappear as a result.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 25, 2026

But I’m in the news business, and I felt like a hypocrite, so I kept sneaking peeks.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 24, 2025

In 2018, after Parker offered condolences for Cattrall's brother's death, Cattrall responded on social media, calling Parker a "hypocrite" and stating, "You are not my family. You are not my friend."

From BBC • Mar. 10, 2025

Of course, I didn't know he was a hypocrite at first.

From "The Bell Jar" by Sylvia Plath

hypocrite

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