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

The celebrity version of the show saw Carr appear alongside Sir Stephen Fry, Kate Garraway and Celia Imrie, as well as his fellow traitors Cat Burns and Jonathan Ross.

From BBC • Jan. 30, 2026

Soon or late, some enemy would march on King's Landing, and die last thing he wanted was willing traitors within the city walls.

From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin