INSINCERE vs SPECIOUS: ADJECTIVE
- Habitually phony or dishonest.
- Lacking sincerity
- Not serious
- Not being in truth what one appears to be; not sincere; dissembling; hypocritical; disingenuous; deceitful; false; -- said of persons; also of speech, thought; etc..
- Disappointing; imperfect; unsound.
- Not sincere
- Not sincere; not genuine.
- Plausible but false
- Based on pretense; deceptively pleasing
- Having the ring of truth or plausibility but actually fallacious.
- Deceptively appealing.
- Presenting a pleasing appearance; pleasing in form or look; showy.
- Apparently right; superficially fair, just, or correct, but not so in reality; appearing well at first view; plausible
- Seemingly well-reasoned or factual, but actually fallacious or insincere; strongly held but false.
- Having an attractive appearance intended to generate a favorable response; deceptively attractive.
- Beautiful, pleasing to look at.
INSINCERE vs SPECIOUS: OTHER WORD TYPES
- Synonyms Disingenuous, uncandid, double-faced, hollow.
- Not sincere in quality; simulated; deceptive; false.
- Not sincere in character; making a false or hypocritical show of opinions or feelings.
- Not genuine; unsound; imperfect.
- Pleasing to the eye; externally fair or showy; appearing beautiful or charming; sightly; beautiful.
- Superficially fair, just, or correct; appearing well; apparently right; plausible; beguiling: as, specious reasoning; a specious argument; a specious person or book.
- Appearing actual, or in reality; actually existing; not imaginary.
- Pertaining to species or a species.
- Synonyms Colorable, Plausible, etc. See ostensible.
- Based on pretense
- Deceptively pleasing
INSINCERE vs SPECIOUS: RELATED WORDS
- Fulsome, Feigned, Oleaginous, Fawning, False, Dissembling, Unctuous, Bootlicking, Meretricious, Sycophantic, Hollow, Smarmy, Specious, Obsequious, Hypocritical
- Disingenuous, Unnecessary, Deceptive, Paradoxical, Deceitful, Superfluous, Illusory, Misleading, Fallacious, Gilded, Invalid, Insincere, False, Meretricious, Spurious
INSINCERE vs SPECIOUS: DESCRIBE WORDS
- Fulsome, Feigned, Oleaginous, Fawning, False, Dissembling, Unctuous, Bootlicking, Meretricious, Sycophantic, Hollow, Smarmy, Specious, Obsequious, Hypocritical
- Disingenuous, Unnecessary, Deceptive, Paradoxical, Deceitful, Superfluous, Illusory, Misleading, Fallacious, Gilded, Invalid, Insincere, False, Meretricious, Spurious
INSINCERE vs SPECIOUS: SENTENCE EXAMPLES
- This is not helpful and even seems oddly insincere.
- What a commentary on our pennyworths of insincere affection!
- To persuade by flattery, gentle pleading, or insincere language.
- Looking constantly downwards makes you appear insincere or submissive.
- Then he laughed in his loud, boisterous, insincere fashion.
- Repeatedly stating how thankful you are can sound insincere.
- TOO short it would seem a little insincere.
- Condorcet winner and insincere voting with plurality method.
- There is no place for halfhearted, insincere prayer!
- First, those in power are incompetent and insincere.
- The claim against Aetna is specious for similar reasons.
- His reasoning is ingenious, specious and intelligible as usual.
- Obviously the motive behind this specious theology is virtuous.
- Perhaps the evidence and argument is specious at best.
- In my view, that is a specious argument, apocryphal.
- The third point is tautological and therefore specious.
- Urquidi was an employee of Chase is specious.
- A more specious argument can hardly be imagined.
- All the chambers are provided with specious closets.
- Specious facts cannot support a finding of favoritism.
INSINCERE vs SPECIOUS: QUESTIONS
- Why is it insincere to smile at someone you don't trust?
- How can you avoid sounding insincere when writing a goodwill message?
- What is the crossword clue for pretentious insincere with 6 letters?
- How many answers to the insincere show off (6) crossword clue?
- What does it mean when a man strikes an insincere note?
- Is Laertes'acceptance of Hamlet's apology insincere?
- Was Khloe Kardashian's'insincere'Instagram post about Baby Daddy's concert the most insincere?
- N/A