Synonyms for disingenuous
ˌdɪs ɪnˈdʒɛn yu əsdisin·gen·u·ous

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1. disingenuous

   Synonyms:
   deceitful, dishonest, faithless, false, fraudulent, hypocritical, lying, mendacious, perfidious, traitorous, treacherous, unfaithful, unscrupulous, untrue

   Antonyms:
   candid, equitable, fair, faithful, frank, genuine, good, honest, honorable, ingenuous, just, sincere, straightforward, true, trustworthy, trusty, upright

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1. disingenuous, artfuladjective

   not straightforward or candid; giving a false appearance of frankness

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

   Synonyms:
   artful

   Antonyms:
   undistorted, heart-to-heart, candid, ingenuous, artless, open

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1. disingenuousadjective

   Synonyms:
   unfair, dishonest, insincere, uncandid, artful, cunning, sly, insidious, deceitful, knavish, false, false-hearted, not frank, not open

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1. List of paraphrases for "disingenuous":

   dishonest, false, hypocritical

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1. Al Womble:

   At the end of the 2016 election and 2017 for a little while, there were still some pretty raw nerves there. To deny any sort of role within that situation I think would be a little disingenuous, i'd like to see Bernie Sanders say,' Hey, I'm here to appeal to more than just a small base of people and I want to bring people together.

2. Hudson Taylor:

   I think that sometimes when people The Trevor Project as if they are, you know, that their allyship is above reproach, that is disingenuous.

3. Michael Brown:

   It's wrong and disingenuous, we're no Ferguson.

4. Kirsten Gillibrand:

   I think Brett Kavanaugh statement was dishonest and disingenuous, but the American people are watching and if Brett Kavanaugh lied under oath in the hearings, that's going to be problematic so I hope the American people and American women everywhere will hold this President accountable and will protest the extreme decisions by legislatures and governors being signed into law.

5. Sophie Richardson:

   This is at best a profoundly disingenuous claim — the problems with censorship and surveillance are well known, as are the requirements for foreign firms to hand over all sorts of data and user information in an environment with no privacy rights.