Synonyms & related words for disingenuous

Find synonyms, related words, and the definition of disingenuous — including insincere, dishonest, deceitful, duplicitous, deceptive, untruthful. Dendril is a free visual thesaurus that shows them on an interactive map where stronger matches sit closer to the center — no signup, no ads.

Words related to disingenuous

Explore words related to disingenuous — words associated with it, words that go with it, and its nearest matches in meaning. Related words include disingenuously, mendacious, disingenuousness, misleading, duplicitousness, mendaciousness, speciosity, untrue. Click any word to make it the center of the map and keep exploring the web of connections.

Synonyms for disingenuous

Common synonyms for disingenuous include insincere, dishonest, deceitful, duplicitous, deceptive, untruthful, hypocritical, specious — words that share a close meaning. Hover or tap any word on the map for its definition and part of speech.

Where does disingenuous come from?

The word disingenuous breaks down into 2 roots of Latin origin: dis-, from Latin dis (“not, opposite of”); and -gen, from Latin gigno (“to be born”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.