As adjectives the difference between insincere and dishonest
is that
insincere is not genuinely meaning what has been expressed; not sincere; artificial while
dishonest is not honest.
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
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dishonest English
Adjective
( en adjective)
Not honest.
Interfering with honesty.
(obsolete) Dishonourable; shameful; indecent; unchaste; lewd.
* Alexander Pope
- inglorious triumphs and dishonest scars
* Sir T. North
- Speak no foul or dishonest words before them [the women].
(obsolete) Dishonoured; disgraced; disfigured.
* Dryden
- Dishonest with lopped arms the youth appears, / Spoiled of his nose and shortened of his ears.
Antonyms
* honest
Related terms
* dishonesty
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