hypocritically
Saying one, doing another
In a manner that contradicts one's stated beliefs or standards.
Someone who preaches honesty while lying acts hypocritically.
The word often carries moral judgment—not just inconsistency, but pretending to virtues one lacks: He hypocritically condemned the affair while conducting one of his own.
Insincere and deceptive
- duplicitouslyWith deliberate dishonesty
- dishonestlyIn an untruthful manner
- falselyContrary to fact
- deceptivelyIn falsely suggestive manner
deceitfully · double-dealing · disingenuously · insincerely · untruthfully · fraudulently · mendaciously · treacherously
With hypocritical moral superiority
- self-righteouslyWith smug moral superiority
- piouslyWith dutiful devotion
- holier-than-thouSmugly moralistic toward others
- preachyExcessively moralizing in tone
judgmentally · priggishly · puritanically · moralistically · canting · smugly · virtuously · didactically
With artificial manner
- artificiallyIn a manufactured way
- superficiallyAt surface level only
- outwardlyTo external appearance
- ostensiblyAppearing true but questionable
nominally · cosmetically · performatively · theatrically · showily · hollowly · emptily · facade
two-faced
Insincere and deceptive
- duplicitouslyWith deliberate dishonesty
- dishonestlyIn an untruthful manner
- falselyContrary to fact
deceptively · deceitfully · double-dealing · disingenuously · insincerely · untruthfully · fraudulently · mendaciously · treacherously · perfidiously
sanctimoniously
With hypocritical moral superiority
- self-righteouslyWith smug moral superiority
- piouslyWith dutiful devotion
- holier-than-thouSmugly moralistic toward others
preachy · judgmentally · priggishly · puritanically · moralistically · canting · smugly · virtuously · didactically · sermonizing
affectedly
With artificial manner
- artificiallyIn a manufactured way
- superficiallyAt surface level only
- outwardlyTo external appearance
ostensibly · nominally · cosmetically · performatively · theatrically · showily · hollowly · emptily · facade · posturing
hypocriticallysincerely
With genuine feeling
genuinely · honestly · authentically · truthfully · earnestly
hypocriticallyhonestly
In a truthful manner
candidly · forthrightly · transparently · openly · frankly
hypocriticallyconsistently
In an unchanging way
principled · true to one's word · practicing what one preaches · walking the talk · in good faith