Disingenuous
Disingenuous adjective - Not straightforward or candid; giving a false appearance of frankness.
Machiavellian and disingenuous are semantically related in dishonest topic. In some cases you can use "Machiavellian" instead an adjective "Disingenuous".
Nearby Word: disingenuously
Machiavellian
Machiavellian adjective - Not guided by or showing a concern for what is right.
Disingenuous and Machiavellian are semantically related in dishonest topic. You can use "Disingenuous" instead an adjective "Machiavellian".
Nearby Word: Machiavellianism
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- sly and disingenuous
- sly and Machiavellian
- artful and disingenuous
- artful and Machiavellian
- designing and disingenuous
- designing and Machiavellian
- crafty and disingenuous
- crafty and Machiavellian
- insidious and disingenuous
- insidious and Machiavellian
- foxy and disingenuous
- foxy and Machiavellian
- cunning and disingenuous
- cunning and Machiavellian
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