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

STRONGEST

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

STRONGEST

complex complicated difficult dishonest false intricate

STRONG

cultured metropolitan modern sophisticated

WEAK

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

STRONGEST

counterfeit deceitful devious dishonest false flippant insincere invalid untrustworthy

WEAK

tricky

ADJECTIVE

single-minded

Synonyms

STRONGEST

determined relentless steadfast stubborn

WEAK

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

WEAK

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

WEAK

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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As to marriage, and fortune, and all that, I believe I was almost as innocently undesigning then, as when I loved little Em'ly.

From David Copperfield by Dickens, Charles

Nature, not art, is the great standard of her manners; and her exterior wears no varnish, or embellishment, which is not the genuine signature of an open, undesigning, and benevolent mind.

From Sketches of the Fair Sex, in All Parts of the World by Anonymous

He knew himself for an undesigning hypocrite, and felt that he might as well have been a rascal complete.

From Born in Exile by Gissing, George

In this manner some English officer has probably been the undesigning medium of giving these Afghans a peep into the configuration of the earth they live on, and their first lesson in geography.

From Around the World on a Bicycle - Volume II From Teheran To Yokohama by Stevens, Thomas

They will either be disposed by wisdom, or they will be disposed by chance; that is, they will be disposed by blind and undesigning causes, if that were possible, and could be called a disposal.

From A Theodicy, or, Vindication of the Divine Glory by Bledsoe, Albert Taylor

undesigning

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