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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

She laughed about how she'll have to be a hypocrite now:

From BBC • Jan. 24, 2026

“He’s not a hypocrite saying one thing and doing another. He lives what he believes.”

From Salon • Oct. 31, 2025

I know that makes me a bit of a hypocrite.

From "If I Stay" by Gayle Forman

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.