Disingenuous
Disingenuous adjective - Not straightforward or candid; giving a false appearance of frankness.
Perfidious and disingenuous are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Perfidious" instead the word "Disingenuous" as an adjective or a noun.
Nearby Word: disingenuously
Perfidious
Perfidious adjective - Not true in one's allegiance to someone or something.
Disingenuous and perfidious are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Disingenuous" instead the word "Perfidious" as an adjective or a noun.
Nearby Words: perfidy, perfidiously
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- sly and disingenuous
- sly and perfidious
- artful and disingenuous
- artful and perfidious
- crafty and disingenuous
- crafty and perfidious
- insidious and disingenuous
- insidious and perfidious
- cunning and disingenuous
- cunning and perfidious
- dishonest and disingenuous
- dishonest and perfidious
- false and disingenuous
- false and perfidious
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