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. Aaron Hill:

   Oh, treacherous night thou lendest thy ready veil to every treason, and teeming mischief's beneath thy shade.

3. 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.

4. Jennifer Travis:

   Trees are down, cars are just everywhere. ... It's treacherous.

5. Ahmed Korayem:

   We cannot simply allow the treacherous few determine the fates of themany. At such times, the virtuous should be held to equalaccountability of the vile for their inactions