traitorous
adjective
, ˈtrā-trəs\
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Synonyms & Antonyms for traitorous
Synonyms
disloyal, faithless, false, fickle, inconstant, perfidious, recreant, treacherous, unfaithful, untrue
Antonyms
constant, dedicated, devoted, devout, down-the-line, faithful, fast, loyal, staunch (also stanch), steadfast, steady, true
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In Germany, despite having fought for the country in World War I, Jews were suddenly treated like a cabal of traitorous outsiders. — Rabbi David Wolpe, Time, "Even People Who Like Some of Trump's Policies on Israel Should Condemn His Dangerous 'Disloyalty' Comment," 21 Aug. 2019 As the protests in Hong Kong have raged over the past nine weeks, China’s propaganda machine has been in turbo drive, portraying those taking part as traitorous rioters trying to destabilize the country and challenge national sovereignty. — Echo Huang, Quartz, "After a Chinese flag was thrown into the sea, Hong Kong celebrities flex their patriotic muscles," 7 Aug. 2019 The special counsel’s staff wrote a 448-page tome, overflowing with details about a traitorous collusion plot that never happened and the obstruction of an investigation that was never actually impeded in the slightest. — Andrew C. Mccarthy, National Review, "How Mueller’s Lawyers Spun the OLC Guidance on Indicting a Sitting President," 28 July 2019 If this person -- INGRAHAM: But could be a traitorous. — Fox News, "Kellyanne Conway reacts to anonymous 'resistance' NYT op-ed," 5 Sep. 2018 Who is the traitorous insider within the White House who is using information from the hackers obtained via WhatsApp for her own political ends? — Sean Gallagher, Ars Technica, "The President Is Missing… a few finer points on how the cyber works in this novel," 17 June 2018 The beleaguered middle manager sits in the park’s control room, hopelessly working to undo the total system hack executed by his traitorous subordinate Dennis Nedry (Wayne Knight), before dying off-screen when trying to turn the power back on. — David Sims, The Atlantic, "The Ballad of Ray Arnold," 11 June 2018 On March 14, 2017, Conservative Review, a Web site that opposed the Iran deal, published an article portraying Nowrouzzadeh as a traitorous stooge. — Evan Osnos, The New Yorker, "Trump vs. the “Deep State”," 14 May 2018 But a series of online posts by Bannon allies targeted staff members who were perceived as traitorous, exposing personal details about them. — Kathryn Schulz, The New Yorker, "McMaster and Commander," 23 Apr. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'traitorous.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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