Sincerity
What it means
The quality of being honest in feeling or intention.
Reach for it when naming truthful alignment between expressed feeling, intention, and conduct
The sincerity of her apology helped restore trust.
Words to choose between 8
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everyday
Fits when truth and lack of deception matter
Careful Honesty can be factual without emotional sincerity.
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everyday
Fits when correspondence with fact is the exact quality
Careful Truthfulness does not cover depth of feeling.
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warm
genuineness
Fits when lack of imitation or pretense is central
Careful Genuineness does not specifically require truthfulness.
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warm
wholeheartedness
Fits when full commitment is central
Careful Wholeheartedness is stronger and can exist without accuracy.
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professional
authenticity
Fits when expression aligns with identity or origin
Careful Authenticity is broader and overused in marketing.
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professional
Fits when open direct speech is central
Careful Candor may be tactless and does not prove good intent.
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formal
earnestness
Fits when serious conviction is visible
Careful Earnestness can be intense but mistaken.
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formal
Fits when honest dealing and intention matter
Careful Good faith is procedural and not a personality trait.
Opposites 3
- insincerity
- pretense
- deceit
Common phrases 3
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sincerity of purpose
Her sincerity of purpose became visible in years of follow-through.
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speak with sincerity
He chose to speak with sincerity and without demanding forgiveness.
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genuine sincerity
The apology's genuine sincerity was supported by prompt repair.
Word family 2
Definitions and examples are written for this site. How words are chosen Recording: Vealhurl, Southern England accent, from Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0 Updated