disingenuous Play adjectiveNot candid or sincere, typically by pretending that one knows less about something than one really does. SYNONYMS artfulcalculatingcraftycunningdeceitfuldesigningdeviousdishonestdissemblingdouble-dealingdouble-facedduplicitouseconomical with the truthfalsefalse-heartedfoxyhollow-heartedinsincerelyingmendaciousnot candidnot entirely truthfulnot frankschemingshiftyslysneakysubtleterminologically inexacttrickytruthlesstwo-facedunderhandunderhandedunscrupulousuntruthfulunveraciouswily
