paying lip service
- hollowEmpty within
- insincereFeigning belief or feeling
- emptyHolding nothing inside
- pretenseDeceptive outward show
- facadeDeceptive outward appearance
superficial · flattery · disingenuous · token · gesture · platitudes · mouthing · hypocrisy · feigning · performative · posturing · sycophant · pandering · schmoozing · crocodile tears · smooth talk · two-faced · phony
sincerity of commitment
paying lip servicefully committed
true believer · putting one's money where one's mouth is · walking the walk · practicing what one preaches · taking to heart
action vs. empty words
paying lip servicetaking action
Initiating purposeful effort
following through · hands-on · rolling up one's sleeves · walking the talk · leading by example
words vs. actions
paying lip servicepracticing what one preaches
Matching actions to words
walking the walk · following through · acting on · making good on · rolling up one's sleeves