disingenuous

Letters that make disingenuous

s, o, d, e, g, n, i, u are letters that make 'disingenuous'

Words within disingenuous

genu, gen, si, Inge, nu, en, ng, SI, ISI, ingenuous, in, sin, US, IN, Sin, Dis, singe, Ge, In, Si, sing are words within 'disingenuous'


1 possible definitions for 'disingenuous'

Disingenuous as "not straightforward or candid, giving a false appearance of frankness"

Under this definition, disingenuous is an adjective and has the following properties:

Synonyms

artful has the same meaning as disingenuous

Antonyms

ingenuous, artless have the opposite meaning of 'disingenuous'

Derivatives of disingenuous

disingenuousness, artfulness are derivatives of 'disingenuous'.

Similar to disingenuous

distorted, misrepresented, perverted, twisted are similar to 'disingenuous'.

Example of disingenuous used within this context

"an ambitious, disingenuous, philistine, and hypocritical operator, who...exemplified...the most disagreeable traits of his time"- David Cannadine, "a disingenuous excuse"



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