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Synonyms for "disingenuous" in English

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disingenuous:
- artful; disingenuous

English

Detailed Synonyms for disingenuous in English

disingenuous:

disingenuous adj

disingenuous

– not straightforward or candid; giving a false appearance of frankness ¹
artful; disingenuous
– not straightforward or candid; giving a false appearance of frankness ¹
- artful adj
- disingenuous adj
  - an ambitious, disingenuous, philistine, and hypocritical operator, who...exemplified...the most disagreeable traits of his time¹
  - a disingenuous excuse¹

Alternate Synonyms for "disingenuous":

artful; distorted; misrepresented; perverted; twisted; insincere

Antonyms for "disingenuous":

ingenuous

Related Definitions for "disingenuous":

not straightforward or candid; giving a false appearance of frankness¹
- an ambitious, disingenuous, philistine, and hypocritical operator, who...exemplified...the most disagreeable traits of his time¹
- a disingenuous excuse¹

¹WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University