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Synonyms for disingenuous
ˌdɪs ɪnˈdʒɛn yu əs
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Princeton's WordNet
disingenuous, artful(adj)
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"
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artfulAntonyms:
undistorted, heart-to-heart, candid, ingenuous, artless, open
English Synonyms and Antonyms
disingenuous
Synonyms:
deceitful, dishonest, faithless, false, fraudulent, hypocritical, lying, mendacious, perfidious, traitorous, treacherous, unfaithful, unscrupulous, untrueAntonyms:
candid, equitable, fair, faithful, frank, genuine, good, honest, honorable, ingenuous, just, sincere, straightforward, true, trustworthy, trusty, upright
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Words popularity by usage frequency
| rank | word | |
|---|---|---|
| #2392 | false | |
| #7137 | lying | |
| #15352 | fraudulent | |
| #27285 | dishonest | |
| #30218 | untrue | |
| #32281 | faithless | |
| #35834 | artful | |
| #37389 | treacherous | |
| #38412 | hypocritical | |
| #40826 | unscrupulous | |
| #50824 | unfaithful | |
| #55524 | deceitful | |
| #60164 | disingenuous | |
| #118674 | traitorous | |
| #128190 | perfidious | |
| #174612 | mendacious |
Translations for disingenuous
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- مخادعArabic
- unehrlich, unaufrichtigGerman
- insidemaEsperanto
- [[poco]] [[sincero]], falso, insinceroSpanish
- vilpillinen, petollinenFinnish
- sournoisFrench
- tdk jujurIndonesian
- falsoItalian
- 不誠実Japanese
- disingenuousLatin
- неискренMacedonian
- onwaardig, oneerlijk, achterbaks, onoprechtDutch
- disingenuousNorwegian
- obłudnyPolish
- vil, falso, insinceroPortuguese
- necinstitRomanian
- неискреннийRussian
- nèiskren, нѐискренSerbo-Croatian
- lömskSwedish
- iki yüzlüTurkish
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