Treacherous

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • adj. Marked by betrayal of fidelity, confidence, or trust; perfidious. See Synonyms at faithless.
  • adj. Not to be relied on; not dependable or trustworthy.
  • adj. Marked by unforeseen hazards; dangerous or deceptive: treacherous waters.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • adj. Exhibiting treachery.
  • adj. Deceitful; inclined to betray.
  • adj. Unreliable; dangerous.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adj. Like a traitor; involving treachery; violating allegiance or faith pledged; traitorous to the state or sovereign; perfidious in private life; betraying a trust; faithless.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • Using treachery; violating allegiance or faith pledged; traitorous to the state or sovereign; perfidious in private life; betraying a trust.
  • Marked by deceitfulness or perfidy; characteristic of a traitor.
  • Having a good, fair, or sound appearance, but worthless or bad in character or quality; deceptive; not to be depended on or trusted.
  • Synonyms Faithless, etc. (see perfidious), recreant, treasonable.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • adj. tending to betray; especially having a treacherous character as attributed to the Carthaginians by the Romans
  • adj. dangerously unstable and unpredictable
    • Equivalent
    unfaithful    dangerous    unsafe   
    Cross Reference
    deceitful    unreliable    unsafe   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    traitorous    faithless    plotting    insidious    perfidious   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    lecherous   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    wicked    cowardly    vile    murderous    ungrateful   
     
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