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disingenuous
Meaning: not candid or sincere, often while pretending innocence
disingenuous in a sentence
How disingenuous is used in real sentences:
The senator's disingenuous apology avoided admitting any responsibility.
Her disingenuous question concealed the fact that she already knew the answer.
“Mara found that claim disingenuous, since he knew how often the committee had threatened to cancel the work.”
— from the passage Against the Metal
Synonyms for disingenuous
Other words for disingenuous — insincere, deceptive and dishonest — carry the same meaning.
- insincere
- deceptive
- dishonest
Antonyms of disingenuous
Words that mean the opposite of disingenuous:
- candid
- sincere
- forthright
Where it comes from
Formed from dis- and ingenuous, from Latin ingenuus, meaning 'frank or candid.'
Memory hook
DIS + INGENUOUS: the DIS reverses frankness, making it insincere.
Practice disingenuous in the app