traitorous

adjective

trai·tor·ous ˈtrā-tə-rəs

ˈtrā-trəs

Synonyms of traitorous next

: guilty or capable of treason

: constituting treason

traitorous activities

traitorously adverb

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faithless, false, disloyal, traitorous, treacherous, perfidious mean untrue to what should command one's fidelity or allegiance.

faithless applies to any failure to keep a promise or pledge or any breach of allegiance or loyalty.

faithless allies

false stresses the fact of failing to be true in any manner ranging from fickleness to cold treachery.

betrayed by false friends

disloyal implies a lack of complete faithfulness to a friend, cause, leader, or country.

disloyal to their country

traitorous implies either actual treason or a serious betrayal of trust.

traitorous acts punishable by death

treacherous implies readiness to betray trust or confidence.

a treacherous adviser

perfidious adds to faithless the implication of an incapacity for fidelity or reliability.

a perfidious double-crosser

Examples of traitorous in a Sentence

when our coach took a job at a rival college, a few traitorous players went right along with him

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And somewhere between them on the war/peace continuum sit the men on Rhaenyra’s borderline traitorous council. —

Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 30 June 2024 Simultaneously, Hal is on a call with President Rayburn to brief him on Penn's traitorous schemes. —

Samantha Stutsman, People.com, 5 Nov. 2024 Assassinations first target Republicans deemed traitorous. —

Charles Bethea, The New Yorker, 4 Nov. 2024 But seeing the speed with which Homelander zaps a hole in one traitorous employee’s head scares her into staying. —

Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 13 June 2024 See all Example Sentences for traitorous

Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of traitorous was in the 14th century

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traitorous

adjective

trai·tor·ous ˈtrāt-ə-rəs

ˈtrā-trəs

: guilty or capable of treason

: amounting to treason

traitorous acts

Last Updated: 30 Nov 2024 - Updated example sentences

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