Disingenuous synonyms and antonyms
dĭs'ĭn-jĕn'yo͝o-əs
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Part of speech:
Not sincere; not genuine:
Tending to deceive; apt to lie or cheat
Given to or marked by deliberate deceptiveness in behavior or speech.
(Especially of a robot) Which has the ability to calculate.
uncandid
Not candid; duplicitous, concealing or secretive.
dishonest (related)
The definition of dishonest is a person who cheats or lies.
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The definition of underhanded is sneaky or deceitful.
With or in bad faith.
Departing from the correct or accepted way; erring:
hypocritical (related)
Characterized by hypocrisy:
Full of guile; deceitfully or treacherously cunning.
The definition of indirect is a person or thing that is not straight, or not direct and honest.
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Done with, using, or showing much art or skill
ingenuous (antonym)
Lacking in cunning, guile, or worldliness; innocent or naive:
Having, displaying, or suggestive of deceitful character; evasive or untrustworthy.
Of or like a sneak; underhanded
ludicrous (related)
naive (antonym)
(Of art) Produced in a simple, childlike style, deliberately rejecting sophisticated techniques.
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Designating one who swings a bat, club, etc. rightward
nonsensical (related)
laughable (related)
illogical (related)
preposterous (related)
absurd (related)
self-contradictory (related)
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misconceive (related)
Deceitful; double-dealing
Sexually stimulating; salacious:
honest (related)
Characterized by truth; not false:
wrong-headed (related)
fatuous (related)
misguide (related)
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alarmist (related)
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