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hypocrite

/ˈhɪ.pə.kɹɪt/noun3 syllables

Hypocrite means: a person who professes beliefs and opinions that he or she does not hold in order to conceal his or her real feelings or motives.

Synonyms for hypocrite14

noun, as in a person who professes beliefs and opinions that he or she does not hold in order to conceal his or her real feelings or motives

dissembler, dissimulator, phony, phoney, pretender

also used for hypocrite

flip-flopper, munafiq, bamboozler, bouncer, bullshitter, cheat, cheater, cogger, cony-catcher

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What does hypocrite mean?1

noun

1

a person who professes beliefs and opinions that he or she does not hold in order to conceal his or her real feelings or motives

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Hypocrite in a sentence

  • Frankly speaking, he is more of a hypocrite than a patriot.CM
  • They pretend to be sanctimonious but, in fact, they are hypocrite and despicable.arh
  • See, in this world there are traitors and hypocrites.SunnyMoon
  • You see, in this world there are only traitors and hypocrites.rul
  • He went as far as to call you a hypocrite.CK
  • How dare you call me a hypocrite in front of all my friends?OsoHombre
  • Trump is transparent in the sense that he is a shameless hypocrite.shekitten
  • Seneca was a hypocrite who didn't live according to the principles that he preached.ddnktr

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of hypocrite

as a noun

plural
hypocrites