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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Famous faithful and traitors mingled on the red carpet at London's Royal Festival Hall on Sunday.

From BBC • May 10, 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

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

Some of the Dauntless traitors incline their heads to me—I’m not sure why.

From "Insurgent" by Veronica Roth