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Synonyms for treacherous
ˈtrɛtʃ ər əstreach·er·ous
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English Synonyms and Antonyms
treacherous
Synonyms:
deceitful, dishonest, disingenuous, faithless, false, fraudulent, hypocritical, lying, mendacious, perfidious, traitorous, unfaithful, unscrupulous, untrueAntonyms:
candid, equitable, fair, faithful, frank, genuine, good, honest, honorable, ingenuous, just, sincere, straightforward, true, trustworthy, trusty, upright
Princeton's WordNet
treacherous, unreliableadjective
dangerously unstable and unpredictable
"treacherous winding roads"; "an unreliable trestle"
Synonyms:
perfidious, punic, undependable, unreliablepunic, perfidious, treacherousadjective
tending to betray; especially having a treacherous character as attributed to the Carthaginians by the Romans
"Punic faith"; "the perfidious Judas"; "the fiercest and most treacherous of foes"; "treacherous intrigues"
Synonyms:
perfidious, unreliable, punic
Dictionary of English Synonymes
treacherousadjective
Synonyms:
traitorous, perfidious, faithless, unfaithful, false, deceitful, insidious, disloyal, recreant, treasonable
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
treacherousadjective
Synonyms:
traitorous, perfidious, faithless
Words popularity by usage frequency
ranking | word | |
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#2392 | false | |
#4178 | dangerous | |
#7137 | lying | |
#15352 | fraudulent | |
#21863 | unreliable | |
#27285 | dishonest | |
#30218 | untrue | |
#32281 | faithless | |
#32443 | traitor | |
#37389 | treacherous | |
#38412 | hypocritical | |
#38566 | perilous | |
#39559 | insidious | |
#40826 | unscrupulous | |
#50824 | unfaithful | |
#55524 | deceitful | |
#60164 | disingenuous | |
#60576 | deadbeat | |
#106765 | punic | |
#118674 | traitorous | |
#128190 | perfidious | |
#174612 | mendacious | |
#252790 | undependable |
How to use treacherous in a sentence?
We cannot simply allow the treacherous few determine the fates of themany. At such times, the virtuous should be held to equalaccountability of the vile for their inactions
Chris Jackson/Getty Images Harry:
I ’d always imagined the tunnel as some treacherous passageway, inherently dangerous, but it was just a short, simple, no-frills tunnel.
This coronavirus is treacherous, and it is relentless.
Illinois The National Weather Service:
The storm system will gradually pull away by Tuesday, but flooding and treacherous travel could (linger) into midweek.
The seas of Antarctica are treacherous and unforgiving, this incident is a sobering reminder of the importance of the U.S. icebreaker fleet as we see increased human activity in the polar regions.
Translations for treacherous
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- غادرArabic
- zrádnýCzech
- verräterisch, tückischGerman
- δόλιος, ύπουλος, επίβουλος, προδοτικόςGreek
- traicioneroSpanish
- خیانت امیزPersian
- petollinenFinnish
- traîtreFrench
- fabhtachIrish
- בּוֹגדָנִיHebrew
- მოღალატურიGeorgian
- verraderlijkDutch
- zdradzieckiPolish
- ненадёжный, непро́чный, преда́тельский, кова́рный, вероло́мныйRussian
- ทรยศThai
- зрадницькийUkrainian
- 奸诈Chinese
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