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INGENUOUSNESS Antonyms

There are 8 antonyms of the word ingenuousness. (opposite meanings)
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Best Opposite Words For INGENUOUSNESS

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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

deceit
nounn
noun

• the quality of being fraudulent

• a misleading falsehood

• the act of deceiving

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

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)

disingenuousness
nounn
noun

• the quality of being disingenuous and lacking candor

Alternatives for CRAFTINESS

Alternatives for CUNNING

Alternatives for DECEIT

Alternatives for DISHONESTY

Alternatives for DUPLICITY

Alternatives for FRAUDULENCE

Alternatives for GUILE

Alternatives for DISINGENUOUSNESS

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