Synonyms for treachery
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Noun
1. Betrayal — an act or instance of treachery
betrayal, perfidy, double-dealing, deceit, disloyalty, dishonesty, faithlessness, fraud, treacherousness, duplicity, perfidiousness rare, prodition dated
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Definitions
- n. 1
An act or instance of treachery.
Related words
- Word family
- treacher treacherous
Forms
- Plural
- treacheries → betrayals, perfidies, double-dealings, deceits…
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Treachery is chiefly used of dishonesty in matters of friendship, social relations, government, or war; treachery may be more harmful than fraud, but is not so gross, and is not ordinarily open to legal redress.
J. C. Fernald, English Synonyms and Antonyms (1914)
Example sentences
- betrayal For years, Ziri couldn't get over Rima's betrayal.
- deceit He acquired a great fortune by using deceit and treachery.
- conspiracy Yanni and Skura were both charged with conspiracy.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| treachery | steady | |
| betrayal | rising | |
| deceit | rising | |
| perfidy | steady | |
| conspiracy | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 5 letters
- fraud1
- 6 letters
- deceit2
- 7 letters
- perfidy3
- 8 letters
- betrayal3
- 9 letters
- duplicity4, prodition
- 10 letters
- conspiracy4, dishonesty4, disloyalty4
- 13 letters
- faithlessness
- 14 letters
- perfidiousness
- 15 letters
- treacherousness
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (deceit2 = 2 syllables).