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DISINGENUITY Synonyms

There are 13 synonyms of the word disingenuity. (exact relations)
There is 0 hypernym of the word disingenuity. (close relations)

Best Synonyms for DISINGENUITY

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craftiness
nounn
noun

• shrewdness as demonstrated by being skilled in deception

• the quality of being crafty

cunning
adjectiveadj
noun

• shrewdness as demonstrated by being skilled in deception

• crafty artfulness (especially in deception)

adjective satellite

• attractive especially by means of smallness or prettiness or quaintness

• marked by skill in deception

• showing inventiveness and skill

deceitfulness
nounn
noun

• the quality of being deceitful

deception
nounn
noun

• a misleading falsehood

• the act of deceiving

• an illusory feat; considered magical by naive observers

dishonesty
nounn
noun

• the quality of being dishonest

• lack of honesty; acts of lying or cheating or stealing

duplicity
nounn
noun

• a fraudulent or duplicitous representation

• acting in bad faith; deception by pretending to entertain one set of intentions while acting under the influence of another

falsehood
nounn
noun

• a false statement

• the act of rendering something false as by fraudulent changes (of documents or measures etc.) or counterfeiting

falseness
nounn
noun

• the state of being false or untrue

• unfaithfulness by virtue of being unreliable or treacherous

• the quality of not being open or truthful; deceitful or hypocritical

fraudulence
nounn
noun

• a fraudulent or duplicitous representation

• the quality of being fraudulent

• something intended to deceive; deliberate trickery intended to gain an advantage

guile
nounn
noun

• shrewdness as demonstrated by being skilled in deception

• the quality of being crafty

• the use of tricks to deceive someone (usually to extract money from them)

insincerity
nounn
noun

• the quality of not being open or truthful; deceitful or hypocritical

slyness
nounn
noun

• shrewdness as demonstrated by being skilled in deception

trickery
nounn
noun

• verbal misrepresentation intended to take advantage of you in some way

• the use of tricks to deceive someone (usually to extract money from them)

Alternatives for CRAFTINESS

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