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Deceitful vs Insincere - What's the difference?

deceitful | insincere |

As adjectives the difference between deceitful and insincere

is that deceitful is deliberately misleading or cheating while insincere is not genuinely meaning what has been expressed; not sincere; artificial.

deceitful

English

Alternative forms

* deceiptful (obsolete) * deceiptfull (obsolete) * deceitfull (archaic)

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • deliberately misleading or cheating
  • deceptive in multiple ways

    • Synonyms

    * See also

    insincere

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Not genuinely meaning what has been expressed; not sincere; artificial.
    • Janice's added glares showed that her apology was insincere.
  • Not serious.

    • Antonyms

    * (l)

    Derived terms

    * insincerely * insincerity ----