Antonyms for insincerity


Grammar : Noun
Spell : in-sin-ser-i-tee
Phonetic Transcription : ˌɪn sɪnˈsɛr ɪ ti


Definition of insincerity

Origin :
  • 1540s, from Latin insincerus (see insincere) + -ity.
  • noun distortion
Example sentences :
  • Better hell with an honest heart, than heaven with cowardice and insincerity.
  • Extract from : « Bunyan » by James Anthony Froude
  • And yet, even as I said it, I was conscious of a peculiar feeling of insincerity.
  • Extract from : « Kent Knowles: Quahaug » by Joseph C. Lincoln
  • To what purpose was her diplomacy, her insincerity, her continued repression of vigour?
  • Extract from : « Where Angels Fear to Tread » by E. M. Forster
  • Ah, but you see, madame, it is an insincerity that does not mislead.
  • Extract from : « Scaramouche » by Rafael Sabatini
  • It throws a shadow of insincerity over their most deeply felt emotions.
  • Extract from : « The Moon and Sixpence » by W. Somerset Maugham
  • It is this basis of insincerity which reveals itself throughout the superstructure.
  • Extract from : « The Legacy of Greece » by Various
  • How does the voice indicate the insincerity of thought in these lines?
  • Extract from : « The Ontario High School Reader » by A.E. Marty
  • There was an air of insincerity about the man which at once put them on their guard.
  • Extract from : « The Call of the Beaver Patrol » by V. T. Sherman
  • No insincerity or hypocrisy can fairly be laid to their charge.
  • Extract from : « Memoir of the Life of John Quincy Adams. » by Josiah Quincy
  • He felt the insincerity of his father's laugh, and rebelled against the unfairness of it.
  • Extract from : « Michael » by E. F. Benson

Synonyms for insincerity

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