insincere
/ˌɪnsɪnˈsɪə(r)/adjective
उच्चारण इन्सिन्सिअर
निष्ठाहीन, कपटी, दिखावटी
Core wordPYP · asked 3 times
Asked in previous papers
as antonym
- 1
saying or doing something that you do not really mean or believe
निष्ठाहीन, कपटी, दिखावटी
- an insincere apology
- His praise sounded insincere.
- His insincere smile made me doubt his words.
+ 2 more examples
- The student's apology was insincere, and the teacher knew it.
- Insincere praise does more harm than good.
Synonyms false hypocritical dishonest two-faced feigned
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
insincere + noun
Before a noun, insincere describes words, smiles, apologies or praise that are not honestly meant.
संज्ञा से पहले 'insincere' ऐसे शब्दों, मुस्कानों, क्षमायाचनाओं या प्रशंसा का वर्णन करता है जो सच्चे मन से न कहे गए हों।
- His insincere smile did not fool anyone.
- She gave an insincere apology.
be insincere about / in + sth
Use about or in for the thing on which someone is not honest.
जिस बात पर कोई व्यक्ति ईमानदार न हो, उसके लिए about या in आता है।
- He was insincere about his promise to help.
- She is insincere in her praise.
It is insincere of sb + to-infinitive
To blame a person's act as not honest, use of with the person.
किसी के कार्य को बेईमानी भरा बताने के लिए व्यक्ति के साथ of आता है।
- It was insincere of him to praise her work and then criticise it.
insincere (adj) / insincerity (noun) / insincerely (adverb)
The opposite is sincere. Insincerely describes how something is said, not who says it.
इसका विलोम 'sincere' है। 'Insincerely' बोलने का ढंग बताता है, बोलने वाले को नहीं।
- He thanked her insincerely and left.
+Collocations 4
insincere + noun
apologypromisepraisesmiletearsfriendship
- The leader's insincere promises disappointed the farmers.
adverb + insincere
rathertotallyslightlysomewhatcompletely
- His praise sounded slightly insincere.
verb + insincere
soundseemfeelbe accused of beingprove
- The thanks sounded insincere to the host.
insincere + in / about
in his wordsin her praiseabout the offerabout his feelingsabout the plan
- She was insincere about the offer to help.
“More examples 5
- Radhika could tell that his compliment was insincere.
राधिका समझ गई कि उसकी प्रशंसा सच्ची नहीं थी।
- The shopkeeper's insincere smile vanished when she refused to buy.
जब उसने खरीदने से मना किया तो दुकानदार की बनावटी मुस्कान गायब हो गई।
- An insincere apology only makes the matter worse.
बेमन से माँगी गई क्षमा बात को और बिगाड़ देती है।
- The politician was accused of making insincere promises before the election.
राजनेता पर चुनाव से पहले झूठे वादे करने का आरोप लगा।
- He felt insincere when he congratulated his rival.
अपने प्रतिद्वंद्वी को बधाई देते समय उसे अपने में बनावटीपन महसूस हुआ।
!Common mistakes 3
✗ He is unsincere in his promises.
✓ He is insincere in his promises.
The standard negative of sincere is insincere.
'Sincere' का मानक नकारात्मक रूप 'insincere' है।
✗ His apology was insincerity.
✓ His apology was insincere.
After was an adjective is needed to describe the apology; insincerity is a noun.
Apology का वर्णन करने के लिए 'was' के बाद adjective चाहिए; 'insincerity' noun है।
✗ She thanked us very insincere.
✓ She thanked us very insincerely.
An adverb is needed to modify the verb thanked.
Verb 'thanked' को बदलने के लिए adverb चाहिए।
≠Thesaurus: which synonym when
These adjectives describe false behaviour, but they differ in how much is deliberate deception.
ये adjectives झूठे व्यवहार का वर्णन करते हैं, पर जानबूझकर किए गए धोखे की मात्रा में अंतर है।
Not meaning what you say; the main fault is lack of honesty in feeling.
जो कहा जाए उसे मन से न मानना; मुख्य दोष भावना में ईमानदारी की कमी है।
- His thanks were insincere.
Pretending to have standards that you do not follow yourself.
ऐसे आदर्शों का दिखावा करना जिनका आप स्वयं पालन नहीं करते।
- It is hypocritical to preach honesty and then cheat.
Deliberately tricking people; stronger than insincere.
जानबूझकर लोगों को धोखा देना; 'insincere' से कड़ा।
- The deceitful agent took the money and vanished.
◇Word family
≈Synonyms and antonyms
AaSpelling
in·sin·cere
With -cere (not 'insinsere'); the noun insincerity.
अंत में -cere ('insinsere' गलत है); noun insincerity।
?Which word?
Keep the false words together: insincere, hypocritical, disingenuous (pretending to know less), feigned (pretended).
झूठ के शब्द साथ याद रखिए: insincere, hypocritical, disingenuous (कम जानने का ढोंग), feigned (दिखावटी)।
✓In the exam
One-word substitution
A person who pretends to have virtues he does not have is a hypocrite; a person who says one thing and does another is two-faced.
'जो ऐसे गुण होने का ढोंग करे जो उसमें न हों' hypocrite; 'जो कहे कुछ और करे कुछ' two-faced।