lip homage

NOUN

lip service

Synonyms

WEAK

duplicity empty talk hollow words hypocrisy hypocritical respect insincerity jive lie lip devotion lip praise lip reverence lip worship mouth honor mouthing sham smooth talk sweet-talk token agreement tokenism unctuousness

Example Sentences

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lip homage

That man pays lip homage to my husband and surveys around him the destruction of the Marshal's life work.

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