Synonyms for deserter
de·sert·er

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1. deserter

   Synonyms:
   adversary, antagonist, betrayer, enemy, hater, opponent, renegade, traitor

   Antonyms:
   adherent, aid, aider, ally, backer, disciple, follower, partisan, supporter

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1. deserter

   Synonyms:
   renegade, run, away, recanter, abjurer, apostate, traitor, forsaker

   Antonyms:
   adherent, supporter, ally, befriender, disciple, bigot, slave

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1. deserter, apostate, renegade, turncoat, recreant, ratternoun

   a disloyal person who betrays or deserts his cause or religion or political party or friend etc.

   Synonyms:
   turncoat, ratter, apostate, recreant, renegade, craven, defector, rat terrier, poltroon

2. deserter, defectornoun

   a person who abandons their duty (as on a military post)

   Synonyms:
   turncoat, recreant, defector, renegade, apostate, ratter

Matched Categories

1. • Military
   • Wrongdoer

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1. deserternoun

   Synonyms:
   forsaker

2. deserternoun

   Synonyms:
   backslider, renegade, apostate, revolter, turncoat

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1. deserternoun

   Synonyms:
   renegade, turncoat, delinquent, backslider, apostate, recreant, poltroon, rat, traitor

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1. List of paraphrases for "deserter":

   defector, fugitive

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How to use deserter in a sentence?

1. Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro:

   A military deserter who enters another country and is detained should be handed over immediately, sooner rather than later, these terrorists will be in the hands of Venezuelan justice.