Dictionary of synonyms

Synonyms and antonyms of the word: hypocritical

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Usage examples:

American officials say Mr. Wang and other Chinese officials want to help Mr. Putin confront what they view as an arrogant, hypocritical and declining United States.

Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/02/20/us/politics/biden-putin-ukraine-visit.html

Any “hypocritical double standards” could only implicate others, never absolve Thomas — at least without invoking the “well, Jamie’s mom let’s her do it” doctrine.

Source: https://abovethelaw.com/2023/04/judge-ho-clarence-thomas-ethics/

But Keith Brin, chair of the Lake County Republicans, called Pritzker hypocritical on the issue.

Source: https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20230225/where-did-billionaire-gov-pritzker-send-campaign-cash-before-election-day

But there is something almost comically hypocritical about the establishment’s shocked reaction to the January 2021 failed putsch which he is accused of inciting.

Source: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/columnists/article-12376823/PETER-HITCHENS-Meet-liberals-condemn-Trumps-failed-putsch-happily-condone-real-one.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490

Following the announcement that they would be doing business with the Saudi Arabian officials behind LIV, people bashed the PGA Tour for their dishonest, hypocritical stance.

Source: https://larrybrownsports.com/golf/old-video-pga-tour-commissioner-jay-monahan-interview/616066

For oil-producing nations in Africa, Western demands for a fossil fuel phase-out seem not only hypocritical — but apocalyptic.

Source: https://www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnbc-opinion/cop28-nelson-mandela-climate-apartheid-rcna127306

Here are 5 of his worst hypocritical moments.

Source: https://screenrant.com/5-times-sister-wives-kody-brown-was-hypocrite/

"In my thinking, it was a little hypocritical to have this measure in place for law-abiding citizens at a time when a lot of folks in the gun community will condemn a Democratic politician for having a security force," Marden said.

Source: https://www.rawstory.com/ron-desantis-slammed-for/

I’ve always thought there were hypocritical contradictions running through This Morning.

Source: https://www.pressandjournal.co.uk/fp/opinion/5821597/david-knight-why-daytime-tv-is-such-a-turn-off/

I’ve decided it’s hypocritical to worry about declining insect numbers – and murder the fat flies that blunder into my office then smash themselves repeatedly against the window.

Source: https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2023/jun/25/trying-to-be-good-isnt-easy-where-do-i-begin

Khloe, who has been open about undergoing a butt lift said, “About butt surgery, I think Nigerians are being just hypocritical about it.

Source: https://www.ghanamma.com/ng/2023/02/11/deep-down-many-nigerian-ladies-want-to-do-butt-enlargement-surgery-bbnaija-khloe/

McCarthy also pointed out that questions of security were hypocritical because CNN exposed the secret location members were taken to that day.

Source: https://pjmedia.com/news-and-politics/matt-margolis/2023/03/08/mccarthy-skewers-media-for-j6-footage-hypocrisy-n1676493

Meanwhile, one parent said it was somewhat hypocritical for schools to be discouraging use of phones and social media while themselves having their own Facebook and Instagram pages.

Source: https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/education/mobile-phones-in-classrooms-education-minister-norma-foley-warned-of-terrible-threat-to-childrens-well-being/a1206075217.html

Notably, both their arcs centered on the challenges immigrants face in the societies they want to be a part of and the hypocritical lengths people will go to stop them.

Source: https://www.cbr.com/the-simpsons-futurama-immigration-stories/

Others defended the menu item though, with one writing: "If you guys eat meat, but detach yourselves from the fact it’s a dead animal, it’s hypocritical really.

Source: https://www.dailystar.co.uk/real-life/restaurant-sells-22-pie-chicken-31158520

Political consultant Hank Sheinkopf, who resides in the Upper West side portion of Nadler’s district, called his opposition to cell phone towers “hypocritical and ridiculous.”

Source: https://nypost.com/2023/01/23/ny-rep-jerry-nadler-accused-of-hypocrisy-for-opposing-cell-phone-towers-in-district/

So, when a letter to the editor refers sarcastically to my peers at North Beach as "UVM's premier student ecoists (sic)," the author is relying on a well-worn trope: the idealistic, yet hypocritical, college kid.

Source: https://vtdigger.org/2023/05/01/letter-to-the-editor-response-to-trash-talking-trash-talk/