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, treacherous, 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, treacherous, 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. 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.

2. House Judiciary Chairman Jerry Nadler:

   So far, I'm sad to say, I see a lot of senators voting for a coverup. Voting to deny witnesses and obviously a treacherous vote, a vote against an honest consideration of the evidence against the President. A vote against an honest trial. A vote against the United States.

3. J. R. R. Tolkien, Gandalf on Saruman, The Two Towers:

   The treacherous are ever distrustful.

4. Russian President Vladimir Putin:

   If somebody thought that after committing a treacherous war crime -- the killing of our people -- it would be possible to get away with mere restrictions on the trade of tomatoes, or some other restrictions ... then they are grossly mistaken, we shall remind them many times about what they've done, and they will regret what they've done for a long time.

5. Prince Turki al-Faisal:

   They are equally threatening, and one feeds off the other, both of them are equally vicious, equally treacherous, and equally destructive.