Analysis Complete

disingenuous

/ disingenuous /
adjective

Definitions & Examples

adjective Sense 1
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"
Similar:
distorted misrepresented perverted twisted
Opposites:
ingenuous artless
See also:
insincere
Semantic Complexity
40%
Sense Count
1
Total Synonyms
4
Total Relationships
7
Times Searched
1
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distorted misrepresented perverted twisted ingenuous artless