Synonyms for treason
Synonyms by meaning
Noun
1. Perfidy — an act of treachery, betrayal of trust or confidence
perfidy, betrayal, disloyalty, breach of trust, treacherousness, perfidiousness rare, prodition dated, traitory dated
2. Lese majesty
3. Subversiveness
Other
Definitions
- n. 1
An act of treachery, betrayal of trust or confidence.
- n. 2
The crime of betraying one’s own country.
Related words
- Word family
- treasonable treasonably treasonist treasonous treasonously
- Phrases
- high treason petit treason petty treason
Forms
- Plural
- treasons → perfidies, betrayals, disloyalties, perfidiousnesses…
Choose the right word
Treason is a specific form of treachery of a subject to the government to which he owes allegiance, and is definable and punishable at law.
J. C. Fernald, English Synonyms and Antonyms (1914)
Example sentences
- betrayal For years, Ziri couldn't get over Rima's betrayal.
- disloyalty I'm suffering because I discovered your disloyalty.
- conspiracy Yanni and Skura were both charged with conspiracy.
- sedition Sedition laws are usually used to persecute peaceful left-wing activists.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| treason | steady | |
| betrayal | rising | |
| disloyalty | steady | |
| perfidy | steady | |
| treacherousness | steady | |
| conspiracy | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 7 letters
- perfidy3
- 8 letters
- betrayal3, sedition3, traitory
- 9 letters
- prodition
- 10 letters
- conspiracy4, disloyalty4
- 14 letters
- subversiveness, perfidiousness, traitorousness
- 15 letters
- treacherousness
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (perfidy3 = 3 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- trahison
- Italiano
- tradimento
- Español
- traición
- Deutsch
- Verrat