Antonyms for disingenuous
ˌdɪs ɪnˈdʒɛn yu əsdisin·gen·u·ous

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1. disingenuous

   Antonyms:
   candid, equitable, fair, faithful, frank, genuine, good, honest, honorable, ingenuous, just, sincere, straightforward, true, trustworthy, trusty, upright

   Synonyms:
   deceitful, dishonest, faithless, false, fraudulent, hypocritical, lying, mendacious, perfidious, traitorous, treacherous, unfaithful, unscrupulous, untrue

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1. disingenuous, artfuladjective

   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"

   Antonyms:
   undistorted, heart-to-heart, candid, ingenuous, artless, open

   Synonyms:
   artful

Editors ContributionRate these antonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. genuine

   Submitted by anonymous on November 17, 2019  

How to use disingenuous in a sentence?

1. Kirsten Gillibrand:

   I think Brett Kavanaugh statement was dishonest and disingenuous, but the American people are watching and if Brett Kavanaugh lied under oath in the hearings, that's going to be problematic so I hope the American people and American women everywhere will hold this President accountable and will protest the extreme decisions by legislatures and governors being signed into law.

2. George Anthony Devolder Santos:

   I don’t touch any of my FEC stuff, right? so, don’t be disingenuous and report that I did because you know that every campaign hires fiduciaries.

3. Hudson Taylor:

   I think that sometimes when people The Trevor Project as if they are, you know, that their allyship is above reproach, that is disingenuous.

4. Andrew Wheeler:

   Their determination was disingenuous, they knew that the technology was not adequately demonstrated, which is what is required under the law.

5. Paul Simon:

   They were completely disingenuous about it, first of all, we didn't break any boycott. There was no rule about recording with black South African musicians. In fact, the whole purpose of the boycott was the antithesis of what we did.Simon with the South African musician Joseph Shabalala, founder of the group Ladysmith Black Mambazo, with whom Simon collaborated on.

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