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Definitions

undesigning

[uhn-di-zahy-ning] / ˌʌn dɪˈzaɪ nɪŋ /

ADJECTIVE

genuine

Synonyms

STRONGEST

earnest heartfelt natural positive real sincere true

WEAK

actual artless candid for real frank known open reliable righteous trustworthy unfeigned unimpeachable unpretended unquestionable up front valid well-established

Antonyms

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dishonest false insincere invalid unreal untrustworthy

WEAK

affected counterfeit deceiving deceptive illegitimate misleading sham

ADJECTIVE

guileless

Synonyms

STRONGEST

unsophisticated

WEAK

aboveboard artless candid frank genuine ingenuous innocent naive natural open simple simple-minded sincere straightforward truthful unaffected unstudied

Antonyms

WEAK

artful clever crafty cunning deceitful dishonest guileful tricky

ADJECTIVE

natural

Synonyms

STRONGEST

easy genuine instinctive real simple

STRONG

frank innocent plain primitive provincial rustic

WEAK

artless being oneself candid childlike credulous direct folksy forthright homey ignorant impulsive inartificial ingenuous laid-back naive simplehearted sincere spontaneous straightforward trusting unassumed uncontrived unembarrassed unfeigned unforced unlabored unpolished unpretentious unschooled unsophisticated unstudied unworldly up-front

Antonyms

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complex complicated difficult dishonest false intricate

STRONG

cultured metropolitan modern sophisticated

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abnormal affected artificial different fixed modified pretended refined uncommon unnatural

ADJECTIVE

sincere

Synonyms

STRONGEST

candid earnest for real forthright genuine heartfelt outspoken real serious true trustworthy

WEAK

24-carat aboveboard actual artless bona fide dead-level dear devout faithful frank guileless honest-to-God honest-to-goodness like it is meant natural no-fooling no-nonsense on the level on the line on the up and up open plain pretensionless regular righteous saintly square sure-enough true-blue unaffected undissembled unfeigned unpretentious up-front wholehearted

Antonyms

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counterfeit deceitful devious dishonest false flippant insincere invalid untrustworthy

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tricky

ADJECTIVE

single-minded

Synonyms

STRONGEST

determined relentless steadfast stubborn

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artless firm guileless inflexible obsessed persistent rigid staunch unbending

Antonyms

WEAK

half-hearted lackadaisical

ADJECTIVE

true

Synonyms

STRONGEST

accurate appropriate authentic bona fide correct genuine honest legitimate natural normal perfect proper pure sincere truthful typical

STRONG

direct exact fitting kosher regular right straight

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actual authoritative dependable factual indubitable lawful legal on-target precise rightful sure-enough trustworthy undeniable undoubted unerring unfaked unfeigned unquestionable veracious veridical veritable very

Antonyms

STRONGEST

affected counterfeit deceptive different false flawed inaccurate incorrect insincere lying misleading unfitting ungenuine unreal unsuitable untrustworthy untruthful unusual wrong

STRONG

changing corrupt illegitimate imprecise inappropriate indirect unfair unjust

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cheating deceitful disloyal evil faithless fraudulent invalid

ADJECTIVE

unmannered

Synonyms

WEAK

actual artless candid earnest frank heartfelt hearty honest known natural open positive real reliable righteous sincere true trustworthy unaffected unfeigned unimpeachable unpretended unquestionable up front valid well-established

Example Sentences

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Her gentle frankness and undesigning temper gradually got the better of this little shyness, and she soon began to treat me as the son of her father's friend.

From Coelebs In Search of a Wife by More, Hannah

For a free, open, undesigning deportment, I put on that of closeness, prudence, and economy.

From A Century of English Essays An Anthology Ranging from Caxton to R. L. Stevenson & the Writers of Our Own Time by Rhys, Ernest

Guileless and undesigning are you as the yearling lamb; gentle and affectionate as the cooing dove.

From Imogen A Pastoral Romance by Godwin, William

Yes, Matilda, I trampled at once upon the exemptions of your sex, upon the sanctity of virtue, upon the most inoffensive and undesigning of characters.

From Italian Letters, Vols. I and II The History of the Count de St. Julian by Godwin, William

Sincere and undesigning himself, he was by no means a match for the duplicity of others.

From A Journey from Prince of Wales's Fort in Hudson's Bay to the Northern Ocean in the Years 1769, 1770, 1771, 1772 New Edition with Introduction, Notes, and Illustrations by Tyrrell, J. B.

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