BETRAY Synonyms
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 |