Synonyms and antonyms of Words used to describe people or behaviour that is not sincere in British Thesaurus

insincere (adjective)

not expressing your feelings or opinions honestly

forced (adjective)

not sincere or natural

sugary (adjective)

sugary talk or behaviour is intended to please people but is not sincere

affected (adjective)

affected behaviour is not natural but is done to impress other people

artificial (adjective)

artificial behaviour is not sincere

hollow (adjective)

hollow promises or threats are not sincere, or are about things that will not really happen

disingenuous (adjective)

formal not really honest or sincere, and only pretending to be

pretentious (adjective)

showing disapproval behaving in a way that is intended to impress other people but seems false or too deliberate

studied (adjective)

studied behaviour is planned and deliberate, so that it often seems false

false (adjective)

not showing what you really feel or intend

artificial (adjective)

not done, dealt with, or expressed in a normal or natural way

cartoonish (adjective)

showing disapproval too simple and exaggerated, like a cartoon

charming (adjective)

used about someone, especially a man, who seems very pleasant but cannot be trusted

cringing (adjective)

showing disapproval a cringing person always obeys people or agrees with them in a way that does not seem sincere

ersatz (adjective)

not real or sincere

exaggerated (adjective)

done in an extreme way that does not seem sincere or natural

fake (adjective)

a fake action or feeling is false

fey (adjective)

literary behaving in a strange way that does not seem natural

hail-fellow-well-met (adjective)

old-fashioned behaving in a very friendly way that is annoying or does not seem sincere

la-di-da (adjective)

informalshowing disapproval trying to impress people by behaving as though you are from a high social class

lah-di-dah ()

another spelling of la-di-da

pat (adjective)

pat answers or explanations sound as though they have been used many times before and are not sincere

phoney (adjective)

informal someone who is phoney pretends to be friendly, clever, kind etc

phony ()

another spelling of phoney

plausible (adjective)

someone who is plausible seems to be honest and sincere, even though they may not be

pretentious (adjective)

showing disapproval used about someone’s behaviour or attitude

pretentious (adjective)

showing disapproval used about books, films, and other things that people create

sleek (adjective)

looking or sounding good in a way that is not sincere

slick (adjective)

a slick person is clever and good at persuading people but probably not honest or sincere

soapy (adjective)

not sincere

spurious (adjective)

formal not real or sincere

stagy (adjective)

not natural, like the performance of a bad actor

strained (adjective)

not natural and produced with some effort

two-faced (adjective)

dishonest about your feelings, thoughts, and beliefs, and tending to tell people whatever you think will please them

unctuous (adjective)

formal seeming to be interested, friendly, or full of praise, but in a way that is unpleasant because it is not sincere

unnatural (adjective)

not like real life or like the way people really behave