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disingenuousness

nounCommon GRE wordMore D words

the quality of being insincere while pretending to be frank or innocent

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Disingenuousness in a sentence

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The disingenuousness of his concern became clear once his real motive surfaced.

Synonyms
insinceritydeceitfulnessguile
Antonyms
sinceritycandor

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The treaty was hailed as a triumph of diplomacy, yet historians now regard its terms as blank, since they merely postponed the conflicts they claimed to resolve.

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Disingenuousness (noun) means the quality of being insincere while pretending to be frank or innocent
Here is disingenuousness used in an example sentence: "The disingenuousness of his concern became clear once his real motive surfaced."
Common synonyms for disingenuousness include insincerity, deceitfulness, guile.
Antonyms of disingenuousness include sincerity, candor.
Disingenuousness is a GRE-level vocabulary word worth knowing for the Verbal section.

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