Definitions

perfidy

[pur-fi-dee] / ˈpɜr fɪ di /

NOUN

treachery

Synonyms

STRONG

betrayal bunco corruption disaffection dodge double-dealing duplicity faithlessness fake falseness flimflam infidelity perfidiousness put on racket scam sellout spoof treason whitewash

WEAK

dirty dealing dirty pool dirty trick dirty work double-cross fast shuffle grift recreancy shell game skin game stab in the back sweet-talk treacherousness two-timing

Antonyms

STRONG

faithfulness fidelity forthrightness harmony honesty loyalty truthfulness

NOUN

faithlessness

Synonyms

STRONG

betrayal disbelief dishonesty disloyalty doubt falseness falsity fickleness fraud inconstancy infidelity perfidiousness skepticism traitorousness treachery treason unfaithfulness

WEAK

false-heartedness treacherousness

Antonyms

STRONG

belief devotion fairness faithfulness fidelity honesty loyalty trust truthfulness

Example Sentences

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Jack soon learns, in Robert Penn Warren’s saga of perfidy and corruption, that Gov. Stark is right.

From The Wall Street Journal

Vintage Trump, complete with all the props: The ranting about the Democrats’ supposed perfidies, the proclamation of a new Golden Age and the adoring families of the victims of violence perpetrated by undocumented migrants.

From Salon

The state prosecutors and attorney generals would supposedly be a heroic firewall and last line of defense against Donald Trump and his perfidy.

From Salon

Trump’s perfidy aside, no one has forgotten Trump’s campaign mantra that ‘illegals’ were stealing American jobs, murdering Americans and eating their pets.

From Salon

If Trump’s perfidy on the economy is galling, his lies about immigration are criminal.

From Salon

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