betraying

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perfidious adj.
traitorous adj.
treacherous adj.
treasonable adj.
treasonous adj.

ADJECTIVE

perfidious

Synonyms

WEAK

deceitful deceptive double-crossing double-dealing faithless false insidious misleading recreant shifty slick snake in the grass traitorous two-faced two-timing undependable unfaithful unloyal unreliable untrustworthy

ADJECTIVE

traitorous

Synonyms

WEAK

apostate double-crossing faithless perfidious recreant subversive treacherous treasonable treasonous two-faced two-timing undutiful unfaithful unpatriotic untrue wormlike

ADJECTIVE

treacherous

Synonyms

STRONGEST

slippery tricky unreliable

WEAK

catchy deceitful deceptive double-crossing double-dealing duplicitous faithless false false-hearted fly-by-night insidious misleading perfidious recreant shifty slick snake in the grass traitorous treasonable two-faced two-timing undependable unfaithful unloyal untrue untrustworthy

Antonyms

STRONGEST

honest reliable

WEAK

forthright harmless loyal true untreacherous

ADJECTIVE

treasonable

Synonyms

WEAK

apostate double-crossing faithless insubordinate mutinous perfidious recreant seditious subversive traitorous treacherous two-faced two-timing undutiful unfaithful unpatriotic untrue wormlike

ADJECTIVE

treasonous

Synonyms

WEAK

apostate double-crossing faithless insubordinate mutinous perfidious recreant subversive traitorous treacherous treasonable two-faced two-timing undutiful unfaithful unpatriotic untrue wormlike

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betraying

"When I first got into alternative music I felt like I was betraying my race, and had to keep my love of rock practically secret," she writes in her new book.

From BBC ● Sep. 25, 2026

He said Simms did the right thing by not betraying his friendship with Shanahan.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 28, 2026

But that refusal to risk vulnerability comes back to bite her when the daughter she turned herself inside out to spoil pulls a move reminiscent of Veda in “Mildred Pierce,” betraying Emma for vapid reasons.

From Salon ● Jul. 19, 2026

The contacts didn’t show Xiao was betraying his commitments, Gannon replied, arguing the employees in question were lower-level staff, who may have operated without Xiao’s knowledge.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 19, 2026

“Of course you won’t mention that. That would be betraying a friend.”

From "Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution" by Ji-li Jiang

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