Disingenuous
Disingenuous adjective - Not straightforward or candid; giving a false appearance of frankness.
Dishonest is a synonym for disingenuous in insincere topic. In some cases you can use "Dishonest" instead an adjective "Disingenuous".
Nearby Word: disingenuously
Dishonest
Dishonest adjective - Telling or containing lies.
Disingenuous is a synonym for dishonest. You can use "Disingenuous" instead an adjective "Dishonest".
Nearby Words: dishonesty, dishonestly
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- sly and disingenuous
- sly and dishonest
- artful and disingenuous
- artful and dishonest
- designing and disingenuous
- designing and dishonest
- crafty and disingenuous
- crafty and dishonest
- cunning and disingenuous
- cunning and dishonest
- unscrupulous and disingenuous
- unscrupulous and dishonest
- crooked and disingenuous
- crooked and dishonest
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