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Insincere definition

ĭnsĭn-sîr
Not sincere; not genuine.

An insincere apology.

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Habitually phony or dishonest.

Distrusted him as insincere.

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Not sincere; deceptive or hypocritical; not to be trusted.
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Not genuinely meaning what has been expressed; not sincere; artificial.

Janice's added glares showed that her apology was insincere.

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Not serious.
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Origin of insincere

  • From Latin insincerus.

    From Wiktionary

Insincere Sentence Examples

  • His apology to me seemed as insincere as his motives.

  • Actual experience taught him that President Kruger was beyond an appeal to reason, and that the protestations of President Steyn were insincere.

  • At first it was exciting, like playing dress-up, but now it felt insincere and she was afraid he would see through the façade.

  • Manipulation always appears in the context of communication and the manipulator's intentions are covert, albeit not always insincere.

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