Synonyms for betrayal
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1. betrayalnoun

   Synonyms:
   perfidy, treachery, treason

2. betrayalnoun

   the act of betraying

   Synonyms:
   perfidy, treachery, treason

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1. betrayal

   Synonyms:
   abandonment, capitulation, desertion, flight, surrender

   Antonyms:
   apology, bulwark, defense, fortress, guard, justification, protection, rampart, resistance, safeguard, shelter, shield, vindication

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1. treachery, betrayal, treason, perfidynoun

   an act of deliberate betrayal

   Synonyms:
   high treason, perfidiousness, traitorousness, perfidy, subversiveness, treason, treachery, lese majesty

2. betrayalnoun

   the quality of aiding an enemy

   Synonyms:
   treason, perfidy, treachery

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1. • Dishonesty
   • Treason

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1. murder of a king

   you will betray the king if you kill him

   the people betrayed his king

   Submitted by anonymous on March 3, 2020  

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1. betrayalnoun

   Synonyms:
   treason, treachery, perfidy, revelation, exposure, seduction

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1. List of paraphrases for "betrayal":

   treason, treachery, sell-out, boar, betray

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1. The AFL-CIO:

   We will not forget this betrayal by the Trump administration, and we will never stop fighting to ensure all working people have the safety protections on the job they deserve.

2. CLIFFORD VILLALON:

   There is no salvation in betrayal, only punishment and remorse.

3. Bill Schuette:

   This complex case of official wrongdoing and betrayal of public trust has been prosecuted with the utmost attention to the professional standards that justice demands, i walk away knowing that I gave everything I had to give to this case. The people of Flint deserved nothing less.

4. Lee Zeldin:

   The Biden administration's eagerness to bury The Biden administration head in the sand is a continued betrayal of America’s greatest ally Israel.

5. President Barack Obama:

   If, in fact, we defend the legal right of a person to insult another's religion, we're equally obligated to use our free speech to condemn such insults and stand shoulder-to-shoulder with religious communities, particularly religious minorities who are the targets of such attacks, to infringe on one right under the pretext of protecting another is a betrayal of both.