- Having the character of a traitor; disloyal.
- Constituting treason: a traitorous act. See synonyms at faithless.
traitorousness trai'tor·ous·ness n.
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trai·tor·ous (trā'tər-əs) ![]() |
| Thesaurus: traitorous |
adjective
| Antonyms: traitorous |
Definition: treacherous
Antonyms: faithful, loyal, patriotic
| WordNet: traitorous |
The adjective has 2 meanings:
Meaning #1:
deliberately and abominably disloyal or likely to betray trust or confidence
Synonyms: faithless, unfaithful
Meaning #2:
constituting treason
Synonyms: treasonable, treasonous
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| patriotic | |
| traitorly |
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