disingenuous
[adjective]
Synonyms: uncandid, unfrank

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Antonyms: ingenuous
Contrasted words: artless, naive, natural, simple, unsophisticated, candid, frank, open, plain, sincere, unfeigned, aboveboard, direct, straightforward
Related Words: false, feigned, insincere, left-handed, artful, crafty, cunning, foxy, guileful, insidious, sly, tricky, wily, devious, indirect, oblique

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dis‧in‧gen‧u‧ous /ˌdɪsənˈdʒenjuəs◂, ˌdɪsɪnˈdʒenjuəs◂/ adjective formal
not sincere and slightly dishonest Antonym : ingenuous:
Keeping the details of the tax changes vague is disingenuous.
—disingenuously adverb

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