Synonyms for sincere
sɪnˈsɪərsin·cere

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1. sincereadjective

   Antonyms:
   insincere

2. sincereadjective

   I believe he is sincere in his offer to help.

   Antonyms:
   insincere

3. sincereadjective

   She gave it a sincere, if misguided effort.

   Antonyms:
   insincere

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1. sincere

   A candid statement is meant to be true to the real facts and just to all parties; a fair statement is really so. Fair is applied to the conduct; candid is not; as, fair treatment, "a fair field, and no favor." One who is frank has a fearless and unconstrained truthfulness. Honest and ingenuous unite in expressing contempt for deceit. On the other hand, artless, guileless, naive, simple, and unsophisticated express the goodness which comes from want of the knowledge or thought of evil. As truth is not always agreeable or timely, candid and frank have often an objectionable sense; "to be candid with you," "to be perfectly frank," are regarded as sure preludes to something disagreeable. Open and unreserved may imply unstudied truthfulness or defiant recklessness; as, open admiration, open robbery. There may be transparent integrity or transparent fraud. Sincere applies to the feelings, as being all that one's words would imply.

   Synonyms:
   aboveboard, artless, candid, fair, frank, guileless, honest, impartial, ingenuous, innocent, naive, open, simple, straightforward, transparent, truthful, unbiased, unprejudiced, unreserved, unsophisticated

   Antonyms:
   adroit, artful, crafty, cunning, deceitful, designing, diplomatic, foxy, insincere, intriguing, knowing, maneuvering, sharp, shrewd, sly, subtle, tricky, wily

   Preposition:
   Candid in debate; candid to or toward opponents; candid with friend or foe; to be candid about or in regard to the matter.

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1. sincere

   Synonyms:
   pure, unmixed, genuine, unadulterated, hearty, honest, unaffected, unvarnished, candid, cordial, frank, unfeigned, true

   Antonyms:
   impure, adulterated, dishonest, insincere, hypocritical, feigned, pretended, false

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1. sincereadjective

   open and genuine; not deceitful

   "he was a good man, decent and sincere"; "felt sincere regret that they were leaving"; "sincere friendship"

   Synonyms:
   earnest, solemn

   Antonyms:
   unctuous, oily, obsequious, hypocritical, frivolous, feigned, soapy, specious, sycophantic, fulsome, dissimulative, toadyish, buttery, oleaginous, bootlicking, fawning, false, plausible, smarmy, meretricious, insincere, gilded

2. earnest, sincere, solemnadjective

   characterized by a firm and humorless belief in the validity of your opinions

   "both sides were deeply in earnest, even passionate"; "an entirely sincere and cruel tyrant"; "a film with a solemn social message"

   Synonyms:
   dear, heartfelt, businesslike, grave, sedate, earnest, sober, devout, solemn

   Antonyms:
   frivolous, unctuous, fulsome, insincere, specious, fawning, hypocritical, buttery, oleaginous, obsequious, feigned, toadyish, false, meretricious, bootlicking, gilded, dissimulative, soapy, smarmy, oily, sycophantic, plausible

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1. sincereadjective

   Synonyms:
   true, real, unfeigned, genuine, unaffected, unvarnished, not pretended

2. sincereadjective

   Synonyms:
   honest, ingenuous, open, frank, candid, hearty, undissembling, artless, guileless, single

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1. sincereadjective

   Synonyms:
   heartfelt, genuine, unfeigned, undissembling

   Antonyms:
   insincere

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1. List of paraphrases for "sincere":

   heartfelt, honest, genuine, candid, earnest, frank, al-sadeq, sincerely, wholehearted, warm, truthful, cordial, deep, hearty, deepest, sincerest, profound, loyal, good-faith, sadiq, warmest

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1. President Barack Obama:

   There's no doubt that, in the Sunni areas, we're going to have to ramp up not just training, but also commitment, and we better get Sunni tribes more activated than they currently have been, i think Prime Minister Abadi is sincere and committed to an inclusive Iraqi state, and I will continue to order our military to provide the Iraqi security forces all assistance that they need in order to secure their country, and I’ll provide diplomatic and economic assistance that’s necessary for them to stabilize.

2. Thomas à Kempis:

   If your heart were sincere and upright, every creature would be unto you a looking-glass of life and a book of holy doctrine.

3. Carol Channing:

   She never minced words, she said what was on her mind and her advice was always very sincere and heartfelt. She wanted everyone to succeed… [And] she loved backgammon!

4. Shwe Mann:

   We thought that it's important to use (Than Shwe's) influence to the best advantage of the country by holding frank and sincere talks.

5. Jeff Harris:

   My sincere hope is this verdict sends a clear message regarding the need to both elevate and strictly adhere to industry safety standards every day, on every shoot, on every film set. Johns tragic and preventable death happened as a result of a series of safety-related failures.