Disingenuous
Disingenuous adjective - Not straightforward or candid; giving a false appearance of frankness.
Fallacious and disingenuous are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Fallacious" instead an adjective "Disingenuous".
Nearby Word: disingenuously
Fallacious
Fallacious adjective - Not using or following good reasoning.
Disingenuous and fallacious are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Disingenuous" instead an adjective "Fallacious".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- counterfeit and disingenuous
- counterfeit and fallacious
- dishonest and disingenuous
- dishonest and fallacious
- false and disingenuous
- false and fallacious
- fraudulent and disingenuous
- fraudulent and fallacious
- spurious and disingenuous
- spurious and fallacious
- deceptive and disingenuous
- deceptive and fallacious
- lying and disingenuous
- lying and fallacious
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