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Synonyms for disingenuous

Most common

dishonest insincere deceitful artful

Definitions

  1. adj. 1

    Not honourable; unworthy of honour.

Related words

Word family
disingenuously disingenuousness

Example sentences

  • dishonest At least he's honest about the fact he's dishonest.
  • deceitful I learned the hard way that silence can be deceitful.
  • artful Tom is such an artful dodger that he always finds a way to get out of trouble.
  • insincere The letter sounds forced, what is worse, insincere.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
disingenuousrising
dishoneststeady
deceitfulrising
artfulrising
insincererising

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

3 letters
sly1
4 letters
wily2
5 letters
false1
6 letters
crafty2, artful2
7 letters
cunning2, oblique2
8 letters
guileful, uncandid
9 letters
dishonest3, insidious4, deceitful3, insincere3
12 letters
dishonorable5
13 letters
dishonourable

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (wily2 = 2 syllables).

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