sincere

adjective

/sɪnˈsɪə(r)/

/sɪnˈsɪr/

(superlative sincerest, comparative)

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(of feelings, beliefs or behaviour) showing what you really think or feel synonym genuine
- a sincere apology
- a sincere attempt to resolve the problem
- sincere regret
- Please accept our sincere thanks.
- We offer our sincere sympathy to the two families.
Extra Examples
- Her protests seemed sincere enough.
- We offer our most sincere apologies.
- painfully sincere declarations of love
- the warm, deeply sincere note in her voice
- I would like to express my sincere gratitude for your care and concern during this past week.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
verbs
- appear
- be
- look
- …
adverb
- extremely
- fairly
- very
- …
preposition
- about
- in
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(of a person) saying only what you really think or feel synonym honest
- He seemed sincere enough when he said he wanted to help.
- sincere in something She is never completely sincere in what she says about people.
- I think he is sincere in his desire to keep the economy growing.
- sincere about something his refusal to be sincere about his feelings
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
verbs
- appear
- be
- look
- …
adverb
- extremely
- fairly
- very
- …
preposition
- about
- in
See full entry

opposite insincere

Word Originmid 16th cent. (also in the sense ‘not falsified, unadulterated’): from Latin sincerus ‘clean, pure’.

单词	sincere
释义	sincere adjective /sɪnˈsɪə(r)/ /sɪnˈsɪr/ (superlative sincerest, comparative) jump to other results (of feelings, beliefs or behaviour) showing what you really think or feel synonym genuine a sincere apology a sincere attempt to resolve the problem sincere regret Please accept our sincere thanks. We offer our sincere sympathy to the two families. Extra Examples Her protests seemed sincere enough. We offer our most sincere apologies. painfully sincere declarations of love the warm, deeply sincere note in her voice I would like to express my sincere gratitude for your care and concern during this past week. Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs appear be look … adverb extremely fairly very … preposition about in See full entry (of a person) saying only what you really think or feel synonym honest He seemed sincere enough when he said he wanted to help. sincere in something She is never completely sincere in what she says about people. I think he is sincere in his desire to keep the economy growing. sincere about something his refusal to be sincere about his feelings Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs appear be look … adverb extremely fairly very … preposition about in See full entry opposite insincere Word Originmid 16th cent. (also in the sense ‘not falsified, unadulterated’): from Latin sincerus ‘clean, pure’.
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