Antonyms for treacherous
ˈtrɛtʃ ər əstreach·er·ous

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1. treacherous

   Antonyms:
   candid, equitable, fair, faithful, frank, genuine, good, honest, honorable, ingenuous, just, sincere, straightforward, true, trustworthy, trusty, upright

   Synonyms:
   deceitful, dishonest, disingenuous, faithless, false, fraudulent, hypocritical, lying, mendacious, perfidious, traitorous, unfaithful, unscrupulous, untrue

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1. treacherous, unreliableadjective

   dangerously unstable and unpredictable

   "treacherous winding roads"; "an unreliable trestle"

   Antonyms:
   faithful, safe

   Synonyms:
   perfidious, punic, undependable, unreliable

2. punic, 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"

   Antonyms:
   faithful, safe

   Synonyms:
   perfidious, unreliable, punic

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1. treacherousadjective

   Synonyms:
   traitorous, perfidious, faithless

How to use treacherous in a sentence?

1. Zora Neale Hurston, "Their Eyes Were Watching God":

   An envious heart makes a treacherous ear.

2. Cal Fire:

   Firefighting personnel continue to aggressively work in treacherous terrain, providing structure defense and improving containment lines. All road closures will remain closed. The terrain is brush covered, rugged and steep, with difficult access.

3. Pernessa Seele:

   This coronavirus is treacherous, and it is relentless.

4. Jennifer Travis:

   Trees are down, cars are just everywhere. ... It's treacherous.

5. Jack Marchbanks:

   So it's very treacherous out there.

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