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单词 treacherousness
释义

treacherous

adjective

treach·​er·​ous ˈtre-chə-rəs How to pronounce treacherous (audio)
ˈtrech-rəs
1
a
: likely to betray trust : unreliable
a treacherous memory
b
: providing insecure footing or support
treacherous quicksand
c
: marked by hidden dangers, hazards, or perils
2
: characterized by or manifesting treachery : perfidious
treacherously adverb
treacherousness noun

Synonyms

  • disloyal
  • faithless
  • false
  • fickle
  • inconstant
  • perfidious
  • recreant
  • traitorous
  • unfaithful
  • untrue
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Example Sentences

a treacherous act of betrayal They were not prepared to hike over such treacherous terrain. The snow made their hike all the more treacherous. Discussions about money can lead couples into treacherous territory.
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Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2

Kids Definition

treacherous

adjective

treach·​er·​ous ˈtre-chə-rəs How to pronounce treacherous (audio)
1
: not safe because of hidden dangers
This was a treacherous road at night … John Reynolds Gardiner, Stone Fox
2
: not trustworthy : guilty of betrayal or likely to betray
a treacherous enemy

treacherousness

noun

as in cageyness

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • cageyness
  • underhandedness
  • secrecy
  • unscrupulousness
  • hypocrisy
  • covertness
  • shrewdness
  • furtiveness
  • artfulness
  • caginess
  • stealthiness
  • shadiness
  • sneakiness
  • deviousness
  • insincerity
  • smoothness
  • mountebankery
  • slipperiness
  • sanctimoniousness
  • shiftiness
  • lying
  • oiliness
  • chicanery
  • slickness
  • subterfuge
  • swindling
  • slyness
  • fib
  • trickery
  • two-facedness
  • jugglery
  • fraudulence
  • skulduggery
  • dupery
  • deception
  • chicane
  • duplicity
  • obliquity
  • prevarication
  • falsehood
  • untruth
  • fraud
  • dishonesty
  • wile
  • deceit
  • cheating
  • crookedness
  • equivocation
  • falsity
  • mendacity
  • skullduggery
  • deceptiveness
  • crookery
  • dissembling
  • craftiness
  • fakery
  • guilefulness
  • legerdemain
  • dissimulation
  • cunning
  • craft
  • cunningness
  • guile
  • foxiness
  • deceitfulness
  • hanky-panky
  • wiliness
  • cozenage
  • double-dealing
  • artifice

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • sincerity
  • artlessness
  • frankness
  • guilelessness
  • ingenuousness
  • forthrightness
  • openness
  • directness
  • candor
  • reliability
  • good faith
  • plainness
  • plainspokenness
  • honesty
  • candidness
  • trustworthiness
  • dependability
  • probity
  • goodness
  • integrity
  • solidity
  • trustiness
  • righteousness
  • truthfulness
  • decency
  • virtuousness
  • trustability
  • uprightness
  • incorruptibility
  • reliableness
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