Synonyms for hypocrite
ˈhɪp ə krɪthyp·ocrite

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1. hypocrite

   A hypocrite (Greek hypokrites, one who answers on the stage, an actor, especially a mimic actor) is one who acts a false part, or assumes a character other than the real. Deceiver is the most comprehensive term, including all the other words of the group. The deceiver seeks to give false impressions of any matter where he has an end to gain; the dissembler or hypocrite seeks to give false impressions in regard to himself. The dissembler is content if he can keep some base conduct or evil purpose from being discovered; the hypocrite seeks not merely to cover his vices, but to gain credit for virtue. The cheat and impostor endeavor to make something out of those they may deceive. The cheat is the inferior and more mercenary, as the thimble-rig gambler; the impostor may aspire to a fortune or a throne. Compare HYPOCRISY.

   The antonyms of hypocrite are to be found only in phrases embodying the adjectives candid, honest, ingenuous, sincere, true, etc.

   Synonyms:
   cheat, deceiver, dissembler, impostor, pretender

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:2.2 / 10 votes

1. hypocrite

   Synonyms:
   feigner, pretender, dissembler, imposter, cheat, deceitful person

   Antonyms:
   saint, believer, christian, simpleton, dupe, bigot, fanatic, lover of truth

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1. hypocrite, dissembler, dissimulator, phony, phoney, pretendernoun

   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:
   dissimulator, dissembler, phoney, shammer, role player, imposter, pretender, pseudo, faker, pseud, impostor, sham, fraud, fake, phony

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1. • Deceiver

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1. hypergamy

   Submitted by anonymous on April 2, 2020  

Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:5.0 / 1 vote

1. hypocritenoun

   Synonyms:
   pharisee, formalist, pietist, religionist, canter

2. hypocritenoun

   Synonyms:
   dissembler, deceiver, impostor, pretender, cheat

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1. hypocritenoun

   Synonyms:
   dissembler, pharisee, formalist, dissimulator

PPDB, the paraphrase databaseRate these paraphrases:2.0 / 1 vote

1. List of paraphrases for "hypocrite":

   hypocritical, hypocrisy, phony

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How to use hypocrite in a sentence?

1. Samuel Johnson:

   No man is a hypocrite in his pleasures.

2. John Crist:

   ... The biggest hypocrite in all of this was me thatI was portraying a person on the Internet that I was not behaving like privately.

3. Carl T. Rowan, Jr.:

   Let... others call me a hypocrite because I fired a gun in a moment of personal peril. I shall still be for strict gun control. But as long as authorities leave this society awash in drugs and guns, I will protect my family.

4. Lena Dunham:

   It’s just so crazy because I spent six years of my career being called things like ‘bag of milk’… ‘baby cow,’ ‘aging cow.’ But when she recently lost weight, some people also turned against her. FOLLOW US ON FACEBOOK FOR MORE ENTERTAINMENT NEWS Then I had this experience of my body changing and suddenly I had all these people being like, 'you're a hypocrite, I thought you were body positive. I thought you were a person who embraced bodies of all sizes,' and I'm like ‘I do, I just also understand that bodies change, we live a long time, things happen.’ Dunham told DeGeneres she the comments irked her. I was frustrated by it because it really was evidence that as a woman in Hollywood, you just can't win.

5. Don Marquis:

   A hypocrite is a person who--but who isn't