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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

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

In response, a presenter on Iranian state television branded the side "wartime traitors".

From Barron's • Mar. 9, 2026

Set in the Scottish Highlands, the contestants complete a number of challenges to win money for the prize pot and must try to root out and banish the traitors at a roundtable discussion each night.

From BBC • Jan. 30, 2026

The Dauntless traitors were not prepared for that much resistance.

From "Insurgent" by Veronica Roth