disingenuous[adjective]Synonyms: uncandid, unfrank
Antonyms: ingenuous
Contrasted words: artless, naive, natural, simple, unsophisticated, candid, frank, open, plain, sincere, unfeigned, aboveboard, direct, straightforward
Related Words: false,
feigned,
insincere,
left-handed,
artful,
crafty,
cunning,
foxy,
guileful,
insidious,
sly,
tricky,
wily,
devious,
indirect,
oblique [TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲
dis‧in‧gen‧u‧ous /ˌdɪsənˈdʒenjuəs◂, ˌdɪsɪnˈdʒenjuəs◂/
adjective formal not sincere and slightly dishonest
Antonym : ingenuous:
Keeping the details of the tax changes vague is disingenuous.—disingenuously adverb [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲