insincere
Americanadjective
adjective
Other Word Forms
- insincerely adverb
- insincerity noun
Etymology
Origin of insincere
1625–35; < Latin insincērus tainted, dishonest; in- 3, sincere
Example Sentences
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If time doesn’t allow for this, Fitzgerald says, it is often considered better to slip away than to appear rushed or insincere in a curt goodbye.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 13, 2026
"Not doing it showed his motives were at the very least insincere."
From BBC • Dec. 10, 2025
That promise, insincere from the start, looks hollower every day.
From Slate • Jun. 16, 2025
She cast the media’s focus on the Signal chat as a grossly overblown distraction, saying, “We are not going to bend in the face of this insincere outrage.”
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2025
Why does this phrase make us think of insincere widows? sickening thud.
From "Woe Is I" by Patricia T. O'Conner
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