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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

Example Sentences

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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 given their exchanges have involved trading insults including fraud, hypocrite and unserious, we'll have to see how their working relationship evolves.

From BBC • Jan. 17, 2026

Being a huge phony doesn't necessarily make you a bad person or a hypocrite; it means you’re just playing the game with hopes of making it to the next level.

From Salon • Jan. 20, 2025

“What a hypocrite you are. You stole that couple’s child and then you tried to take a baby away from the McCulloughs.”

From "Little Fires Everywhere" by Celeste Ng