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

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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

Dictionary of English Synonymes0.0 / 0 votes

  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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  1. Eric George:

    More disingenuous nonsense, mr. Avenatti Michael Avenatti doesn't believe it. Nor should anyone else. Michael Avenatti never brought any such claims against Jason Frank. Nor could Michael Avenatti, since the bankruptcy court settlement agreement released all such claims.

  2. Elon Musk:

    No, just like [ Unsworth ] didn't clarify he wanted to sodomize me with a submarine. I didn't think it required clarification, i think that would have been worse. If you called someone a motherf' er I don't think you would have to clarify you don't actually commit incest. It would sound disingenuous.

  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. 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.

  5. Kshama Sawant:

    It is disingenuous for them to say they don’t have enough to pay $15 an hour.


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