disingenuous

Synonyms

noble candid generous frank sincere straightforward honorable open artless honest

Antonyms

mean reserved sly disingenuous insincere

Dis`in*gen"u*ous, a. 1. Not noble; unbecoming true honor or dignity; mean; unworthy; as, disingenuous conduct or schemes. 2. Not ingenuous; wanting in noble candor or frankness; not frank or open; uncandid; unworthily or meanly artful. So disingenuous as not to confess them [faults]. Pope. -- Dis`in*gen"u*ous*ly, adv. T. Warton. -- Dis`in*gen"u*ous*ness, n. Macaulay.

disingenuous - Similar Words

ingenuous digenous ingenuously ingenious disingenuity sinuous undigenous singultous insensuous indigenous