Insincere vs Dishonest - What's the difference?
insincere | dishonest |
Not genuinely meaning what has been expressed; not sincere; artificial.
Not serious.
Not honest.
Interfering with honesty.
(obsolete) Dishonourable; shameful; indecent; unchaste; lewd.
* Alexander Pope
* Sir T. North
(obsolete) Dishonoured; disgraced; disfigured.
* Dryden
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)- Janice's added glares showed that her apology was insincere.
Antonyms
* (l)Derived terms
* insincerely * insincerity ----dishonest
English
Adjective
(en adjective)- inglorious triumphs and dishonest scars
- Speak no foul or dishonest words before them [the women].
- Dishonest with lopped arms the youth appears, / Spoiled of his nose and shortened of his ears.
