Hypocrisy
Hypocrisy noun - The pretending of having virtues, principles, or beliefs that one in fact does not have.
Usage example: the hypocrisy of people who claim to care about the environment but ride around in gas-guzzlers
Pretense is a synonym for hypocrisy. In some cases you can use "Pretense" instead a noun "Hypocrisy".
Nearby Words: hypocritical, hypocrite
Pretense
Pretense noun - The quality or state of appearing or trying to appear more important or more valuable than is the case.
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- make-believe and hypocrisy
- make-believe and pretense
- pretence and hypocrisy
- pretence and pretense
- sham and hypocrisy
- sham and pretense
- deception and hypocrisy
- deception and pretense
- show and hypocrisy
- show and pretense
- pretension and hypocrisy
- pretension and pretense
- humbug and hypocrisy
- humbug and pretense
Both words in one sentence
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Yet before he dies, he gets his revenge by revealing the hypocrisy of the clan before every retainer at court that day, forcing them to lie and forsake any pretense of valuing honor above all or risk losing Tokugawa support and winding up on the streets like the Ronin they view with such contempt.
Source: Film / Harakiri
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