Cant


Synonyms for cant
noun hypocritical statement

humbug
sanctimoniousness
show
pretense
hypocrisy

insincerity
pretentiousness
sanctimony
pomposity
deceit

dishonesty
lip service
affected piety
hypocriticalness
pecksniffery

pharisaicalness
pious platitudes
sham holiness

Antonyms for cant

reality
honesty
sincerity

frankness
truthfulness
truth

openness
standard

Synonyms
noun jargon

patois
dialect
diction

language
argot
idiom

vernacular
phraseology
slang

vocabulary
patter
lingo

Antonyms

standard

Synonyms
verb lean, slant

slope
bevel
recline

angle
incline
grade

tilt
rise
list

tip
careen
heel

Antonyms

straighten

Usage Notes

See can1, cannot, contraction.

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