hypocritical [adjective]: insincere, pretending.
Example: The minister called the opposition hypocritical for voting against the bill while supporting it in their electorates.
Related words: hypocrite [noun], hypocritically [adverb]
Synonyms: bluffing, deceitful, deceptive, dissembling, duplicitous, false, feigning, fraudulent, insincere, lying, pretending, spurious
Antonyms: authentic, forthright, genuine, honest, sincere, truthful
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