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Antonyms for disingenuous


Grammar : Adj
Spell : dis-in-jen-yoo-uh s
Phonetic Transcription : ˌdɪs ɪnˈdʒɛn yu əs



Definition of disingenuous

Origin :
  • "lacking in candor," 1650s, from dis- "opposite of" + ingenuous. Related: Disingenuously; disingenuousness.
  • adj insincere
Example sentences :
  • Where have you learned the disingenuous and faithless arts you employ?
  • Extract from : « Imogen » by William Godwin
  • I am a foolish, disingenuous woman: I have been very culpable.
  • Extract from : « White Lies » by Charles Reade
  • This expedient of mine, disingenuous as it was, was successful.
  • Extract from : « My Friend Smith » by Talbot Baines Reed
  • Tell me then, my dear Camilla, do you sigh under the weight of any disingenuous conduct?
  • Extract from : « Camilla » by Fanny Burney
  • Cowardly and disingenuous—cringing and arrogant at the same time!
  • Extract from : « Plays by August Strindberg, Third Series » by August Strindberg
  • A too disingenuous, or too truthful, correspondent gave the show away.
  • Extract from : « The Myth of a Guilty Nation » by Albert Jay Nock
  • The letter is disingenuous, and is the composition of a man impudent and conceited.
  • Extract from : « Cornish Characters » by S. Baring-Gould
  • But his resentment was disingenuous, and his eyes stared into vacancy.
  • Extract from : « The Song of Songs » by Hermann Sudermann
  • I asked, with the most disingenuous grin that I could muster.
  • Extract from : « Witching Hill » by E. W. Hornung
  • Her remark was disingenuous, but this was only noticed by the doctor, who said in her ear, "You have been crying!"
  • Extract from : « The Country Doctor » by Honore de Balzac

Synonyms for disingenuous

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