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How does one support gender equality without coming across as disingenuous or, even worse, as pandering?

He would rather endorse someone with genuine doubts than someone with disingenuous beliefs.

And he did it with arguments that many civil libertarians found disingenuous, at best.

But the crown itself (or headband or cluster of buds) screams disingenuous.

There is something disingenuous about his playing both instigator and victim.

Still she was the first to speak; since Eau-douce could utter naught that would be disingenuous, or that would pain his friend.

"You know quite well what I mean," continued Mrs. Lascelles, with a genuine smile at my disingenuous face.

All this is, of course, manifestly disingenuous, and does not impose on Heriot's superiors in the general post office.

This somewhat disingenuous argument created a profound impression.

It is disingenuous to endeavor to conceal these facts, and to mislead ordinary citizens about them.

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On this page you'll find 46 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to disingenuous, such as: deceitful, dishonest, false, unfair, artful, and crooked.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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