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Treacherous

Like a traitor; involving treachery; violating allegiance or faith pledged; traitorous to the state or sovereign; perfidious in private life; betraying a trust; faithless.

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Dangerous 84% connected

Attended or beset with danger; full of risk; perilous; hazardous; unsafe.

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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Dangerous 84% connected

Attended or beset with danger; full of risk; perilous; hazardous; unsafe.

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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Unfaithful 84% connected

Not faithful; not observant of promises, vows, allegiance, or duty; violating trust or confidence; treacherous; perfidious; as, an unfaithful subject…

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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Unfaithful 84% connected

Not faithful; not observant of promises, vows, allegiance, or duty; violating trust or confidence; treacherous; perfidious; as, an unfaithful subject…

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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Treachery 74% connected

Violation of allegiance or of faith and confidence; treasonable or perfidious conduct; perfidy; treason.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Treachery 74% connected

Violation of allegiance or of faith and confidence; treasonable or perfidious conduct; perfidy; treason.

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Treason 74% connected

The offense of attempting to overthrow the government of the state to which the offender owes allegiance, or of betraying the state into the hands of…

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Treason 74% connected

The offense of attempting to overthrow the government of the state to which the offender owes allegiance, or of betraying the state into the hands of…

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Perfidious 92% connected

Guilty of perfidy; violating good faith or vows; false to trust or confidence reposed; teacherous; faithless; as, a perfidious friend.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Punic 92% connected

Of or pertaining to the ancient Carthaginians.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Unreliable 92% connected

Not reliable; untrustworthy. See Reliable.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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