TURNCOAT Synonyms
There is 1 hypernym of the word turncoat. (close relations)
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Best Alternative Words for TURNCOAT
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renegade | verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj | |||||||
noun • someone who rebels and becomes an outlaw • a disloyal person who betrays or deserts his cause or religion or political party or friend etc. adjective satellite • having deserted a cause or principle verb • break with established customs | ||||||||
defector | nounn | |||||||
noun • a person who abandons their duty (as on a military post) | ||||||||
deserter | nounn | |||||||
noun • a disloyal person who betrays or deserts his cause or religion or political party or friend etc. • a person who abandons their duty (as on a military post) | ||||||||
betrayer | nounn | |||||||
noun • one who reveals confidential information to the police or other authority • a person who says one thing and does another | ||||||||
collaborator | nounn | |||||||
noun • someone who assists in a plot • someone who collaborates with an enemy occupying force • an associate in an activity or endeavor or sphere of common interest | ||||||||
double-crosser | nounn | |||||||
noun • a person who says one thing and does another | ||||||||
traitor | nounn | |||||||
noun • someone who betrays his country by committing treason • a person who says one thing and does another | ||||||||
backstabber | nounn | |||||||
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apostate | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
noun • a disloyal person who betrays or deserts his cause or religion or political party or friend etc. adjective satellite • not faithful to religion or party or cause | ||||||||
ratter | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a disloyal person who betrays or deserts his cause or religion or political party or friend etc. • any of several breeds of terrier developed to catch rats | ||||||||
recreant | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
noun • an abject coward • a disloyal person who betrays or deserts his cause or religion or political party or friend etc. adjective satellite • having deserted a cause or principle • lacking even the rudiments of courage; abjectly fearful |