à¦à¦ªà¦ assumed, insincere, disingenuous, illusory, counterfeit, double à¦à¦¸à¦°à¦² evasive, tortuous, disingenuous, indirect, curved, crooked à¦à§à¦¤à§à¦°à¦¿à¦ artificial, simulated, synthetic, pretended, false, disingenuous à¦à¦¨à§à¦¤à¦°à¦¿à¦à¦¤à¦¾à¦¶à§à¦¨à§à¦¯ disingenuous à¦à§à¦ªà¦¨ à¦à¦¦à§à¦¦à§à¦¶à§à¦¯à¦ªà§à¦°à¦£à§à¦¦à¦¿à¦¤ disingenuous. not candid or sincere, typically by pretending that one knows less about something than one really does. \\"this journalist was being somewhat disingenuous as well as cynical\\" synonyms: dishonest, deceitful, underhand, underhanded, duplicitous, double-dealing, two-faced, dissembling, insincere, false, lying, untruthful, mendacious; not candid, not frank, not entirely truthful; artful, cunning, crafty, wily, sly, sneaky, tricky, scheming, calculating, designing, devious, unscrupulous. (adjective): not straightforward; giving a false appearance of frankness Many adults think that they can lie to children, but kids are smart and know when people are disingenuous. Definition of Disingenuous not candid or sincere; generally by pretending one knows less than one actually does. Examples of Disingenuous in a sentence The detective was a disingenuous man who often played dumb to trick others into confessing. While Catherine pretended to be trustworthy, she was in reality a disingenuous woman who would do whatever it took to get her way. Although the politician promised to be open and honest during the election, he later became disingenuous and hid important facts from the voters. Disingenuous individuals usually become successful by misleading others. The pharmaceutical manufacturer was clearly disingenuous when it knowingly placed the dangerous drug on the market. Because the public viewed the politician\\'s speech as disingenuous, they did not vote for him.