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

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1. disingenuous

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

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

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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"

   Synonyms:
   artful

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

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1. disingenuousadjective

   Synonyms:
   unfair, dishonest, insincere, uncandid, artful, cunning, sly, insidious, deceitful, knavish, false, false-hearted, not frank, not open

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1. List of paraphrases for "disingenuous":

   dishonest, false, hypocritical

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How to use disingenuous in a sentence?

1. Patrick Phillips:

   I am firmly against the destruction or censoring of art in any form, but it would be disingenuous for anyone to say that these pieces, especially in a library whose central mission is to welcome and support the entire campus, are' just art,' they represent much more and it is incumbent upon us to address that fact.

2. San Francisco sheriff:

   The mayor's throwing his own law under the bus, simply trying to walk away or run away from the very ordinance that he signed into effect, i really do think the mayor is playing politics with public safety, and I really think it's disingenuous the way he's going about it.

3. Oliver Ciric:

   We take the position that the U.S. indictment and extradition is disingenuous and that the real reason for Mr. Klyushin's arrest and the extradition to the U.S. is in connection with the nature of his work for and contacts within the Russian government.

4. 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.

5. Jerry Springerslow:

   The truth is, at my age [ 71 ], if you stop, you stop. You don’t take a couple of years off and come back at 87, i don’t want to stop enjoying life. I have no talent but I get to do these shows. I ’m not being disingenuous, but as a kid no one would have picked me out and said, ‘ He ’ll be in show biz. ’ I’ve just been lucky. Why stop ? I honestly don’t see Jerry Springerslow slowing down, other than for health reasons.