What does lip service mean?

lip service means "an expression of agreement that is not supported by real conviction".

What is another word for lip service?

Close synonyms include hypocrisy. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is lip service a common word?

lip service is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

lip service — meaning, pronunciation and definition

noun

1 senseA person, place, thing, quality or idea.

1.
an expression of agreement that is not supported by real conviction
Synonymshypocrisy
Broaderpretense
Narrowercrocodile tears

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What does lip service mean?: lip service means "an expression of agreement that is not supported by real conviction".
What is another word for lip service?: Close synonyms include hypocrisy. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

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