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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traitors

He says Somalis fighting on the side of the Ethiopians were viewed as traitors for "betraying their country".

From BBC ● Jun. 6, 2026

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

Another player and a support member with the Iranian women's football team have claimed asylum in Australia after being branded "traitors" at home over a pre-match protest, the government said.

From Barron's ● Mar. 11, 2026

Less understood is the search for traitors and civilians caught in warzones.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 10, 2026

Dauntless traitors also run past us, though they are less frantic than the Erudite.

From "Insurgent" by Veronica Roth