All treacherous synonyms
treachΒ·erΒ·ous
T t noun treacherous
- covin β a conspiracy between two or more persons to act to the detriment or injury of another
- fickleness β Changeability, especially as regards one's loyalties or affections.
- duplicity β deceitfulness in speech or conduct, as by speaking or acting in two different ways to different people concerning the same matter; double-dealing. Synonyms: deceit, deception, dissimulation, fraud, guile, hypocrisy, trickery. Antonyms: candidness, directness, honesty, straightforwardness.
- bad faith β intention to deceive; treachery or dishonesty (esp in the phrase in bad faith)
- countermine β a tunnel dug to defeat similar activities by an enemy
- inconstancy β not constant; changeable; fickle; variable: an inconstant friend.
- faithlessness β The quality of being faithless.
- doublecross β To betray someone by leading them into trap after having gained their trust and led them to believe that they were actually being aided.
- falseness β not true or correct; erroneous: a false statement.
- counterplot β a plot designed to frustrate another plot
- complot β a plot or conspiracy
- infidelity β marital disloyalty; adultery.
- flimflam β a trick or deception, especially a swindle or confidence game involving skillful persuasion or clever manipulation of the victim.
- dirty trick β act: unfair, dishonest
- duality β a dual state or quality.
- bunco β a swindle, esp one by confidence tricksters
- falsification β to make false or incorrect, especially so as to deceive: to falsify income-tax reports.
- gyp β a male college servant, as at Cambridge and Durham.
adjective treacherous
- machiavellian β of, like, or befitting Machiavelli.
- dissembled β Simple past tense and past participle of dissemble.
- astucious β Subtle; cunning; astute.
- foresworn β Simple past tense and past participle of foreswear.
- guileful β insidiously cunning; artfully deceptive; wily.
- duplicitous β marked or characterized by duplicity.
- mean β to intend for a particular purpose, destination, etc.: They were meant for each other. Synonyms: destine, foreordain.
- wicked β evil or morally bad in principle or practice; sinful; iniquitous: wicked people; wicked habits.
- impassable β not passable; not allowing passage over, through, along, etc.: Heavy snow made the roads impassable.
- foul β grossly offensive to the senses; disgustingly loathsome; noisome: a foul smell.
- hollow β having a space or cavity inside; not solid; empty: a hollow sphere.
adj treacherous
- fly-by-night β not reliable or responsible, especially in business; untrustworthy: a fly-by-night operation.
- false β not true or correct; erroneous: a false statement.
- fair-weather β used in or intended for fair weather only.
- corrupt β Someone who is corrupt behaves in a way that is morally wrong, especially by doing dishonest or illegal things in return for money or power.
- demagogic β If you say that someone such as a politician is demagogic, you are criticizing them because you think they try to win people's support by appealing to their emotions rather than using reasonable arguments.
- false-hearted β having a false or treacherous heart; deceitful; perfidious.
- designing β artful and scheming; conniving; crafty
- dangerous β If something is dangerous, it is able or likely to hurt or harm you.
- deceitful β If you say that someone is deceitful, you mean that they behave in a dishonest way by making other people believe something that is not true.
- mythomaniac β lying or exaggerating to an abnormal degree.
- devious β If you describe someone as devious you do not like them because you think they are dishonest and like to keep things secret, often in a complicated way.
- dishonest β not honest; disposed to lie, cheat, or steal; not worthy of trust or belief: a dishonest person.
- adulterine β of or made by adulteration; fake
- crooked β If you describe something as crooked, especially something that is usually straight, you mean that it is bent or twisted.
- imprecise β not precise; not exact; vague or ill-defined.
- meanspirited β petty; small-minded; ungenerous: a meanspirited man, unwilling to forgive.
- faithless β not adhering to allegiance, promises, vows, or duty: the faithless behavior of Benedict Arnold.
- dishonorable β showing lack of honor or integrity; ignoble; base; disgraceful; shameful: Cheating is dishonorable.
- double-dealing β duplicity; treachery; deception.
- moonlighting β the light of the moon.