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BETRAY Synonyms

There are 16 synonyms of the word betray. (exact relations)
There are 21 hypernyms of the word betray. (close relations)
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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

shop
verb, nounv, n
noun

• a mercantile establishment for the retail sale of goods or services

• small workplace where handcrafts or manufacturing are done

• a course of instruction in a trade (as carpentry or electricity)

verb

• do one's shopping

• do one's shopping at; do business with; be a customer or client of

• shop around; not necessarily buying

• give away information about somebody

snitch
verb, nounv, n
noun

• someone acting as an informer or decoy for the police

verb

• take by theft

• give away information about somebody

stag
nounn
noun

• a male deer, especially an adult male red deer

• adult male deer

verb

• attend a dance or a party without a female companion

• give away information about somebody

• watch, observe, or inquire secretly

wander
verbv
verb

• move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment

• be sexually unfaithful to one's partner in marriage

• go via an indirect route or at no set pace

• to move or cause to move in a sinuous, spiral, or circular course

• lose clarity or turn aside especially from the main subject of attention or course of argument in writing, thinking, or speaking

cheat on
verbv
verb

• be sexually unfaithful to one's partner in marriage

give away
verbv
verb

• make a gift of

• make known to the public information that was previously known only to a few people or that was meant to be kept a secret

• formally hand over to the bridegroom in marriage; of a bride by her father

• give away information about somebody

lead astray
verbv
verb

• teach immoral behavior to

• lead someone in the wrong direction or give someone wrong directions

• cause someone to believe an untruth

tell on
verbv
verb

• give away information about somebody

• produce an effect or strain on somebody

Best Hypernyms For BETRAY

Here is a list of related hypernyms for betray, these are close relations that fall within the same topic. Most relevant words are highlighted and in order.
Words (15)
cozen deceive delude break disappoint disclose discover divulge expose inform misinform mislead reveal uncover unwrap
Phrases (6)
lead onbring outgive awaylet downlet onlet out

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