disingenuously
2
8.4
- adverb
- /ˌdɪsɪnˈdʒɛnjuəsli/
:
deshonestamente
- He smiled disingenuously, as if he cared about the feedback from his colleagues.
- somewhat disingenuously
- perhaps disingenuously
- disingenuously claimed
Examples
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You are now disingenuously pulling out phrases without context to back your narrative.
Blog text (33) -
However, I do agree that they disingenuously sensationalized the threat you posed in order to discredit you.
Blog text (28) -
We go out into the night, and I can't keep from asking, disingenuously, "Where now?"
Fiction book (1991) -
"When did I say that?" Leilani asked disingenuously.
Fiction book (2002) -
Thanks for exposing Klein and others like him who disingenuously downplay the impact of poverty on educational performance.
Blog text (8) -
Indeed, these organizations sometimes disingenuously recast their own positions vis-à-vis internment.
Academic text (1995) -
When Oglethorpe fired Causton, however, he disingenuously made it appear as though only his personal mercy had prevented Causton from being clapped in irons.
Academic text (2011) -
In the Texas standards, for example, Japanese internment during World War II is listed along with German and Italian prisoner of war internment, disingenuously conflating it with systematic racialized community incarceration.
Academic text (2010) -
He asked the question disingenuously, pretending he didn't already know the answer.
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During the meeting, she disingenuously feigned ignorance about the new policy changes.
Synonyms
83
3.5
In a way that is not true or correct
16
5.7
In a way that makes something seem different from what it really is
4
3.5
In a way that tries to trick or cheat other people
3
7.4
In a way that pretends to have good morals you do not have
2
5.3
In a way that gives someone the wrong idea
1
6.4
In a way that avoids giving a direct answer or admitting the truth
1
4.5
To say or do something without meaning it
1
6.3
In a way that tries to trick someone
1
7.7
In a way that seems true but is not
1
5.9
In a way that is not true to make other people believe something false
1
9.9
In a way that says things that are not true
1
8.9
In a way that sounds like a compliment but actually criticizes
1
9.8
Speaks or acts in a too friendly way that does not seem honest
In a way that pretends to be real but is not
In a way that makes people believe something that is not true
In a dishonest way pretending to want one thing while doing another
In a way that shows someone is dishonest or evasive
To use clever but unfair reasons to avoid a clear answer
Antonyms
How Sincere
Surface Forms
Morphology
disingenuously = disingenuous (semi-transparent) = dis + ingenu + ous + ly
Adding '-ly' to the adjective 'disingenuous' straightforwardly forms an adverb meaning 'in a disingenuous manner'.
Etymology
Disingenuously breaks into dis- meaning 'not' and ingenuous meaning 'honest', which you can remember by thinking of the word genuine. So, to act disingenuously is to be 'not sincere', often by pretending to know less or to be more open than you really are.