as in honesty
the act or fact of being honest or direct
His sincerity and loyalty made him a good friend.
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Recent Examples of sincerity
While some moments certainly sizzle more than others, there’s more than enough sincerity and goofy charisma on stage to keep the show powered.
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Sara Holdren, Vulture, 20 Mar. 2025
Couric stresses that because cancer has touched her life so closely, her longtime advocacy work comes from a place of sincerity.
—Vanessa Etienne, People.com, 11 Mar. 2025
While the first half of the album was made for the dancefloor, Mayhem paces down about halfway through with Gaga’s signature sincerity.
—James Factora, Them, 7 Mar. 2025
The king's staff remember Trump's last visit with fondness and got on with the president's team, Newsweek has been told, and there is no doubt sincerity in the king's warmth.
—Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 3 Mar. 2025
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Sara Holdren, Vulture, 20 Mar. 2025
Couric stresses that because cancer has touched her life so closely, her longtime advocacy work comes from a place of sincerity.
—Vanessa Etienne, People.com, 11 Mar. 2025
While the first half of the album was made for the dancefloor, Mayhem paces down about halfway through with Gaga’s signature sincerity.
—James Factora, Them, 7 Mar. 2025
The king's staff remember Trump's last visit with fondness and got on with the president's team, Newsweek has been told, and there is no doubt sincerity in the king's warmth.
—Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 3 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sincerity
Noun
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Pet names can be love, but love without honesty is just sugar without substance.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
9 May 2025
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Vasquez also stressed the importance of public trust, transparency and honesty in rebuilding city departments’ credibility.—
Mike Hendricks,
Kansas City Star,
8 May 2025
Noun
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Donate today to preserve the quality and integrity of local journalism.—
Frank E. Lockwood,
Arkansas Online,
10 May 2025
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Americans, in short, are hungry for healing—a restoration of integrity in our public life and compassion in our communities In this context, the first American pope feels providential.—
Christopher Hale,
Time,
9 May 2025
Noun
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The art of confessional songwriting is flourishing thanks to a wave of artists—Chappell Roan, Olivia Rodrigo, SZA—whose lyrical candor creates an intense sense of closeness between listener and artist.—
Spencer Kornhaber,
The Atlantic,
5 May 2025
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The stories sit like figures in a painting by Alice Neel, if all the camaraderie in Neel’s work were drained out: staring straight ahead, some steely, some yearning, countenances slightly askew, drawn with thick streaks of candor, elbows jutting sideways.—
Audrey Wollen,
Harpers Magazine,
28 Mar. 2025
Noun
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The Senegalese’s directness and precision have since become a key part of Palace’s play, as has his on-field relationship with Daniel Munoz down the right as the pair have learned each other’s game.—
Matt Woosnam,
New York Times,
30 Apr. 2025
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This is a film marked by ambiguity — which is its strength overall, even if there are crucial times in the film the narrative would be better served by directness.—
Angelica Jade Bastién,
Vulture,
25 Apr. 2025
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The actor was drawn to the reliability of growing up with a grandmother who always cooked in the house.—
Lea Veloso,
StyleCaster,
9 May 2025
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This incident follows similar outages in April and November, raising concerns about the reliability of air traffic control systems at the airport.—
Josh Rivera,
USA Today,
9 May 2025
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“Sincerity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sincerity. Accessed 14 May. 2025.
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