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traitors

NOUN

person who is disloyal

Synonyms

STRONGEST

conspirator deserter hypocrite impostor informer renegade spy turncoat

STRONG

Judas apostate backslider betrayer deceiver defector double-crosser fink intriguer miscreant quisling rebel snake sneak snitch snitcher squealer tattletale traducer treasonist two-timer whistle-blower wolf

WEAK

Benedict Arnold back-stabber stool pigeon

Antonyms

WEAK

loyalist

Example Sentences

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The show — loosely based on the game Mafia — selects celebrities to be faithfuls and traitors, and the faithful must attempt to discover the traitors.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 18, 2026

Two more members of Iran's visiting women's football team have claimed asylum in Australia after they were branded "traitors" at home over a pre-match protest, the government said Wednesday.

From Barron's • Mar. 10, 2026

His mission was to track down American traitors who had aided the Italian and Nazi war efforts.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 10, 2026

Rachel from Newry in Northern Ireland and Stephen were both chosen as traitors at the beginning and soon formed an alliance to stick together due to their "celtic connection".

From BBC • Jan. 24, 2026

“Puritan? You mean a Roundhead? One of those traitors who murdered King Charles?”

From "The Witch of Blackbird Pond" by Elizabeth George Speare