treacherous synonyms

treacherous

modif.

  1. Traitorous

    treasonable, falsehearted, unfaithful, faithless; see false 1.

  2. Unreliable

    deceptive, undependable, dangerous, risky, misleading, tricky, dissembled, untrustworthy, deceitful, false, twofaced, ensnaring, faulty, precarious, unstable, insecure, shaky, slippery, ticklish, difficult, ominous, alarming, menacing.

    Antonyms reliable*, dependable*, steady. See syn. study at faithless.faithless.

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