Synonyms for treacherous
ˈtrɛtʃ ər əstreach·er·ous

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1. treacherous

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

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

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1. treacherous, unreliableadjective

   dangerously unstable and unpredictable

   "treacherous winding roads"; "an unreliable trestle"

   Synonyms:
   perfidious, punic, undependable, unreliable

   Antonyms:
   faithful, safe

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"

   Synonyms:
   perfidious, unreliable, punic

   Antonyms:
   faithful, safe

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1. treacherousadjective

   Synonyms:
   traitorous, perfidious, faithless, unfaithful, false, deceitful, insidious, disloyal, recreant, treasonable

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1. treacherousadjective

   Synonyms:
   traitorous, perfidious, faithless

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1. List of paraphrases for "treacherous":

   traitor, tricksy, perfidious, insidious, perilous, dangerous, deadbeat

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How to use treacherous in a sentence?

1. Hussein Abdallah:

   A white wolf is like a black wolf, each is a treacherous hunter.

2. Coast Guard:

   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.

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

   An envious heart makes a treacherous ear.

4. Sayyid Sistani:

   Don't be extreme... don't be treacherous. Don't kill an old man, nor a boy, nor a woman. Don't cut a tree unless Sheikh Abdul Mahdi al-Karbalai have to.

5. Robert Mugabe:

   Any agitation or activism outside this very constructive process in the manner of this purported communique would therefore be misguided, treacherous and outright counterproductive.