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 | ||