Defenition of the word disingenuous

• Defenition of the word disingenuous

  • Falsely or hypocritically ingenuous.
  • not straightforward or candid; giving a false appearance of frankness; "an ambitious, disingenuous, philistine, and hypocritical operator, who...exemplified...the most disagreeable traits of his time"- David Cannadine; "a disingenuous excuse"
  • not straightforward or candid; giving a false appearance of frankness

Synonyms for the word disingenuous

• • artful
  • deceitful
  • devious
  • dishonest
  • hypocritical
  • insincere
  • untruthful

Similar words in the disingenuous

• • disingenuous
  • distorted
  • insincere
  • misrepresented
  • perverted
  • twisted

Antonyms for the word disingenuous

• • artless
  • ingenuous

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