Crocodile tears
Crocodile tears noun - A hypocritical display of sorrow; false or insincere weeping.
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Synonyms for Crocodile tears
Humbug and crocodile tears are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Humbug" instead a noun phrase "Crocodile tears".
Humbug
Humbug noun - An imitation that is passed off as genuine.
Crocodile tears and humbug are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Crocodile tears" instead a noun "Humbug".
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- trick and crocodile tears
- trick and humbug
- pretence and crocodile tears
- pretence and humbug
- sham and crocodile tears
- sham and humbug
- deception and crocodile tears
- deception and humbug
- fake and crocodile tears
- fake and humbug
- cheat and crocodile tears
- cheat and humbug
- swindle and crocodile tears
- swindle and humbug
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Humbug and Crocodile tears. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 02, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/crocodile_tears/humbug
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