English adjective: disingenuous | |||
1. | disingenuous not straightforward or candid; giving a false appearance of frankness | ||
Samples | An ambitious, disingenuous, philistine, and hypocritical operator, who...exemplified...the most disagreeable traits of his time. A disingenuous excuse. | ||
Synonyms | artful | ||
Similar | distorted, misrepresented, perverted, twisted | ||
See also | insincere | ||
Antonyms | artless, ingenuous | ||