BETRAYING Synonyms
There are 21 hypernyms of the word betraying. (close relations)
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| deceitful | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • involving deception • marked by deliberate deceptiveness especially by pretending one set of feelings and acting under the influence of another | ||||||
| dishonest | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective • deceptive or fraudulent; disposed to cheat or defraud or deceive adjective satellite • capable of being corrupted | ||||||
| disloyal | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective • showing lack of love for your country • deserting your allegiance or duty to leader or cause or principle | ||||||
| double-crossing | verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj | |||||
noun • an act of betrayal | ||||||
| faithless | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • having the character of, or characteristic of, a traitor | ||||||
| false | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective • not in accordance with the fact or reality or actuality adverb • in a disloyal and faithless manner adjective satellite • arising from error • erroneous and usually accidental • deliberately deceptive • inappropriate to reality or facts • not genuine or real; being an imitation of the genuine article • designed to deceive • inaccurate in pitch • adopted in order to deceive • (used especially of persons) not dependable in devotion or affection; unfaithful | ||||||
| perfidious | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • tending to betray; especially having a treacherous character as attributed to the Carthaginians by the Romans | ||||||
| traitorous | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • having the character of, or characteristic of, a traitor | ||||||
| treacherous | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • dangerously unstable and unpredictable • tending to betray; especially having a treacherous character as attributed to the Carthaginians by the Romans | ||||||
| two-timing | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||
adjective satellite • not faithful to a spouse or lover | ||||||
| unfaithful | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective • not true to duty or obligation or promises • having sexual relations with someone other than your husband or wife, or your boyfriend or girlfriend adjective satellite • having the character of, or characteristic of, a traitor • not trustworthy | ||||||
| backstabbing | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||
verb • To attack someone (especially verbally) unfairly in a deceitful, underhand, or treacherous manner, especially when they're not present in the place or situation that it happens. (as if stabbing them in the back). See backbite. noun • The act of one who backstabs. | ||||||
| sell | verbv | |||||
noun • the activity of persuading someone to buy verb • exchange or deliver for money or its equivalent • be sold at a certain price or in a certain way • persuade somebody to accept something • do business; offer for sale as for one's livelihood • give up for a price or reward • be approved of or gain acceptance • be responsible for the sale of • deliver to an enemy by treachery | ||||||
| bewray | verbv | |||||
verb • reveal unintentionally | ||||||
| cheat | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • weedy annual grass often occurs in grainfields and other cultivated land; seeds sometimes considered poisonous • weedy annual native to Europe but widely distributed as a weed especially in wheat • someone who leads you to believe something that is not true • the act of swindling by some fraudulent scheme • a deception for profit to yourself verb • deprive somebody of something by deceit • defeat someone through trickery or deceit • engage in deceitful behavior; practice trickery or fraud • be sexually unfaithful to one's partner in marriage | ||||||
| deceive | verbv | |||||
verb • be false to; be dishonest with • cause someone to believe an untruth | ||||||
| denounce | verbv | |||||
verb • speak out against • to accuse or condemn or openly or formally or brand as disgraceful • announce the termination of, as of treaties • give away information about somebody | ||||||
| fail | verb, nounv, n | |||||
verb • fail to do something; leave something undone • be unsuccessful • disappoint, prove undependable to; abandon, forsake • stop operating or functioning • be unable • judge unacceptable • fail to get a passing grade • fall short in what is expected • become bankrupt or insolvent; fail financially and close • prove insufficient • deteriorate | ||||||
| grass | nounn | |||||
noun • German writer of novels and poetry and plays (born 1927) • narrow-leaved green herbage: grown as lawns; used as pasture for grazing animals; cut and dried as hay • a police informer who implicates many people • bulky food like grass or hay for browsing or grazing horses or cattle • street names for marijuana verb • shoot down, of birds • cover with grass • spread out clothes on the grass to let it dry and bleach • feed with grass • give away information about somebody | ||||||
| rat | nounn | |||||
noun • any of various long-tailed rodents similar to but larger than a mouse • someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike • a person who is deemed to be despicable or contemptible • one who reveals confidential information to the police or other authority • a pad (usually made of hair) worn as part of a woman's coiffure verb • desert one's party or group of friends, for example, for one's personal advantage • employ scabs or strike breakers in • take the place of work of someone on strike • give (hair) the appearance of being fuller by using a rat • catch rats, especially with dogs • give away information about somebody | ||||||
