sincere

Other forms of sincere

comparative

sincerer·

superlative

sincerest·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about sincere

What does sincere mean?

sincere means "open and genuine; not deceitful". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in sincere?

sincere has 2 syllables: sin-cere. The stress falls on "cere". In IPA it is /sɪnˈsɪɹ/.

What is another word for sincere?

Close synonyms include earnest, solemn. 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.

What is the opposite of sincere?

The recorded antonyms are insincere.

Is sincere a common word?

sincere is banded "Common" — everyday vocabulary in speech and writing. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with sincere?

4 words rhyme with sincere. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.