disingenuously
With feigned honesty
In a disingenuous manner—pretending to be sincere or naive while actually being calculating or deceptive.
Someone who acts disingenuously conceals their true motives behind a facade of openness: He disingenuously claimed he was just asking questions, not making accusations.
Causing false beliefs
- dishonestInclined to deceive
- deceitfulInclined to mislead others
- fraudulentInvolving intentional dishonesty
- untruthfulNot speaking facts
duplicitous · false · underhanded · sneaky · surreptitious · evasive · guileful · insidious
Feigning beliefs one lacks
- two-facedInsincere and deceptive
- phonyFraudulent person or thing
- hollowEmpty within
- fakeNot the real thing
glib · slick · unctuous · mealy-mouthed · affected · sanctimonious · pretentious · superficial
Crafty and calculating
- calculatingColdly self-serving in strategy
- connivingSecretly planning wrongdoing
- cunningSly, scheming cleverness
- exploitativeUnfairly using others' vulnerabilities
coercive · controlling · crafty · wily · strategic · shrewd · sly · foxy
Acted falsely
- simulatedMade to imitate reality
- affectedArtificially contrived behavior
- contrivedDeliberately manufactured, unnatural
- stagedArranged for effect
theatrical · forced · put-on · artificial · pseudo · mock · manufactured · studied
misleading
Causing false beliefs
- dishonestInclined to deceive
- deceitfulInclined to mislead others
- fraudulentInvolving intentional dishonesty
untruthful · duplicitous · false · underhanded · sneaky · surreptitious · evasive · guileful · insidious · treacherous
hypocritical
Feigning beliefs one lacks
fake · glib · slick · unctuous · mealy-mouthed · affected · sanctimonious · pretentious · superficial · empty
scheming
Crafty and calculating
- calculatingColdly self-serving in strategy
- connivingSecretly planning wrongdoing
- cunningSly, scheming cleverness
exploitative · coercive · controlling · crafty · wily · strategic · shrewd · sly · foxy · Machiavellian
pretended
Acted falsely
- simulatedMade to imitate reality
- affectedArtificially contrived behavior
- contrivedDeliberately manufactured, unnatural
staged · theatrical · forced · put-on · artificial · pseudo · mock · manufactured · studied · calculated
disingenuouslynaively
Without experience or cynicism
innocently · ingenuously · guilefully · artlessly · unsophisticatedly
disingenuouslyhonorably
With ethical conduct
nobly · worthily · virtuously · uprightly · high-mindedly