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present participle of betray.

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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

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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

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

Alas, the results are mixed, betraying the stark limits of this approach and the need for a kind of history that fully integrates anguished medieval chronicles with modern molecular evidence.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 12, 2026

"Our justice system is betraying victims and survivors," said Eshghi.

From BBC ● Jun. 8, 2026

Daily I heard stories of friends and kindred betraying one another.

From "Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography" by Mark Mathabane

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