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All treacherous synonyms

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noun treacherous

  • counterplot — a plot designed to frustrate another plot
  • countermine — a tunnel dug to defeat similar activities by an enemy
  • conspiracy — Conspiracy is the secret planning by a group of people to do something illegal.
  • complot — a plot or conspiracy
  • bunco — a swindle, esp one by confidence tricksters
  • bad faith — intention to deceive; treachery or dishonesty (esp in the phrase in bad faith)
  • falsification — to make false or incorrect, especially so as to deceive: to falsify income-tax reports.
  • falseness — not true or correct; erroneous: a false statement.
  • duplicity — deceitfulness in speech or conduct, as by speaking or acting in two different ways to different people concerning the same matter; double-dealing. Synonyms: deceit, deception, dissimulation, fraud, guile, hypocrisy, trickery. Antonyms: candidness, directness, honesty, straightforwardness.
  • duality — a dual state or quality.
  • dissimulation — the act of dissimulating; feigning; hypocrisy.

adj treacherous

  • corrupt — Someone who is corrupt behaves in a way that is morally wrong, especially by doing dishonest or illegal things in return for money or power.
  • changeful — often changing; inconstant; variable
  • false-hearted — having a false or treacherous heart; deceitful; perfidious.
  • imprecise — not precise; not exact; vague or ill-defined.
  • imposturous — the action or practice of imposing fraudulently upon others.
  • hairy — covered with hair; having much hair.
  • fraudulent — characterized by, involving, or proceeding from fraud, as actions, enterprise, methods, or gains: a fraudulent scheme to evade taxes.
  • fly-by-night — not reliable or responsible, especially in business; untrustworthy: a fly-by-night operation.
  • fellerRobert William Andrew ("Bob"; "Bullet Bob") 1918–2010, U.S. baseball player.
  • adulterine — of or made by adulteration; fake
  • false — not true or correct; erroneous: a false statement.
  • faithless — not adhering to allegiance, promises, vows, or duty: the faithless behavior of Benedict Arnold.
  • fairweatherMount, a mountain in SE Alaska. 15,292 feet (4660 meters).
  • fair-weather — used in or intended for fair weather only.
  • double-dealing — duplicity; treachery; deception.
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