Synonyms for sincerity
sɪnˈsɛr ɪ tisin·cer·i·ty

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1. sinceritynoun

   Synonyms:
   honesty, sincereness

   Antonyms:
   insincerity

2. sinceritynoun

   The quality or state of being sincere; honesty of mind or intention; freedom from simulation, hypocrisy, disguise, or false pretense.

   Synonyms:
   sincereness, honesty

   Antonyms:
   insincerity

English Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:5.0 / 1 vote

1. sincerity

   Synonyms:
   artlessness, candor, fairness, frankness, guilelessness, honesty, ingenuousness, innocence, openness, simplicity, truth

   Antonyms:
   art, artifice, blind, cheat, contrivance, craft, cunning, device, dodge, finesse, fraud, guile, imposture, invention, machination, maneuver, ruse, stratagem, subterfuge, trick, wile

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:3.0 / 1 vote

1. earnestness, seriousness, sinceritynoun

   an earnest and sincere feeling

   Synonyms:
   earnestness, unassumingness, seriousness, distressfulness, serious-mindedness

   Antonyms:
   insincerity, falseness, hollowness

2. sinceritynoun

   the quality of being open and truthful; not deceitful or hypocritical

   "his sincerity inspired belief"; "they demanded some proof of my sincerity"

   Synonyms:
   earnestness, seriousness, serious-mindedness, unassumingness

   Antonyms:
   insincerity, falseness, hollowness

3. sincerity, unassumingnessnoun

   a quality of naturalness and simplicity

   "the simple sincerity of folk songs"

   Synonyms:
   earnestness, seriousness, serious-mindedness, unassumingness

   Antonyms:
   hollowness, falseness, insincerity

4. seriousness, earnestness, serious-mindedness, sinceritynoun

   the trait of being serious

   "a lack of solemnity is not necessarily a lack of seriousness"- Robert Rice

   Synonyms:
   earnestness, unassumingness, seriousness, distressfulness, serious-mindedness

   Antonyms:
   insincerity, falseness, hollowness

Matched Categories

1. • Naturalness
   • Trait
   • Truthfulness

Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:4.0 / 1 vote

1. sinceritynoun

   Synonyms:
   honesty, ingenuousness, candor, frankness, artlessness, guilelessness, probity, veracity, truth

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated WordsRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. sinceritynoun

   Synonyms:
   honesty, unaffectedness, frankness

   Antonyms:
   insincerity, dissimulation

PPDB, the paraphrase databaseRate these paraphrases:0.0 / 0 votes

1. List of paraphrases for "sincerity":

   honesty, frankness, candour, truthfulness, candor, goodwill, genuineness, faithfulness, earnestness, seriousness, openness

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How to use sincerity in a sentence?

1. Theodore Roosevelt:

   Americanism means the virtues of courage, honor, justice, truth, sincerity, and hardihoodthe virtues that made America. The things that will destroy America are prosperity-at-any-price, peace-at-any-price, safety-first instead of duty-first, the love of soft living and the get-rich-quick theory of life.

2. Confucius, The Confucian Analects:

   To be able to practice five things everywhere under heaven constitutes perfect virtue...[They are] gravity, generosity of soul, sincerity, earnestness, and kindness.

3. Oscar Wilde:

   A little sincerity is a dangerous thing, and a great deal of it is absolutely fatal.

4. Fred Thompson:

   After two years in Washington, I often long for the realism and sincerity of Hollywood.

5. John Mitchell Mason:

   Judge thyself with the judgment of sincerity, and thou will judge others with the judgment of charity.