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TREACHEROUS Synonyms

There are 10 synonyms of the word treacherous. (exact relations)
There are 9 hypernyms of the word treacherous. (close relations)
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perfidious
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• tending to betray; especially having a treacherous character as attributed to the Carthaginians by the Romans

unreliable
adjectiveadj
adjective

• not worthy of reliance or trust

adjective satellite

• liable to be erroneous or misleading

• dangerously unstable and unpredictable

• lacking a sense of responsibility

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

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

traitorous
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• having the character of, or characteristic of, a traitor

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.

punic
adjectiveadj
adjective

• of or relating to or characteristic of ancient Carthage or its people or their language

noun

• the Phoenician dialect of ancient Carthage

adjective satellite

• tending to betray; especially having a treacherous character as attributed to the Carthaginians by the Romans

Best Hypernyms For TREACHEROUS

Here is a list of related hypernyms for treacherous, these are close relations that fall within the same topic. Most relevant words are highlighted and in order.
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deceitful deceptive dishonest disloyal faithless false perfidious unreliable untrustworthy

Alternatives for PERFIDIOUS

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