Vocabulary
DISINGENUOUS
dis-in-JEN-yoo-us
adjective
Not entirely sincere or straightforward.
In practice
Pretending to be more innocent, honest or straightforward than you really are.
Business example
“It would be disingenuous to suggest the acquisition was entirely risk-free.”
Simpler alternative
“That's not really true.”
Business · Formal · Conversational
Precision
- UntrueSimply false.
- MisleadingLeads someone to the wrong conclusion.
- DisingenuousPresents itself as more honest than it is.
- DuplicitousActively two-faced.
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