Synonyms of betraying

betraying

verb

present participle of betray

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1

as in crossing

to be unfaithful or disloyal to

childhood friends of movie stars often betray them by telling their secrets to the supermarket tabloids

Synonyms & Similar Words

• crossing
• backstabbing
• selling (out)
• double-crossing
• two-timing
• shopping
• stabbing in the back
• selling down the river
• going back on
• giving away
• informing (on)
• telling (on)
• peaching
• splitting (on)
• snitching (on)
• turning in
• ratting (on)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• protecting
• defending
• saving
• guarding
• standing by
• shielding
• safeguarding

2

as in revealing

to make known (something abstract) through outward signs

his face betrayed his exasperation with his nosy neighbor

Synonyms & Similar Words

• revealing
• displaying
• showing
• demonstrating
• exposing
• evincing
• communicating
• manifesting
• declaring
• disclosing
• giving away
• sounding
• baring
• uncovering
• announcing
• proclaiming
• bespeaking
• publicizing
• projecting
• airing
• broadcasting
• advertising
• blazing
• unbosoming
• uncloaking
• trumpeting
• placarding

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• misrepresenting
• distorting
• falsifying
• twisting
• belying
• disguising
• camouflaging
• concealing
• hiding
• covering
• obscuring
• whitewashing
• masking
• garbling
• varnishing
• occluding
• counterfeiting
• glossing (over)
• veiling
• gilding

3

as in seducing

to lead away from a usual or proper course by offering some pleasure or advantage

she was betrayed by a false show of friendship into covering up the crime

Synonyms & Similar Words

• seducing
• tempting
• luring
• persuading
• enticing
• soliciting
• baiting
• decoying
• alluring
• beguiling
• leading on
• trapping
• inveigling
• fascinating
• entrapping
• ensnaring
• enchanting
• enmeshing
• drawing in
• tangling
• snaring
• catching
• meshing
• charming
• snowing
• magnetizing
• roping (in)
• captivating
• bewitching
• immeshing
• wiling

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• warning
• alerting
• cautioning
• warding (off)
• driving (away or off)
• turning away
• forewarning
• repulsing

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of betraying

America’s shoppers are not betraying signs of an economic slowdown. —Melvin Backman, Quartz, 18 Dec. 2024

Who is the person that loves their husband, and yet is betraying them all the time? —Carita Rizzo, Deadline, 15 Dec. 2024

His eyes began to sting, betraying him. —Daisy Hildyard, The New Yorker, 15 Dec. 2024

One Christian reference is the Last Supper, at which the 13th guest, Judas Iscariot, attends before betraying Jesus Christ. —Jenna Prestininzi, Detroit Free Press, 12 Dec. 2024

Former New York Yankees' starting pitcher Luis Severino is on the move again, nearly one year removed from betraying the Bronx for Queens. —Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 5 Dec. 2024

Being faithful to one part’s always meant betraying some other. —Ayad Akhtar, The Atlantic, 4 Dec. 2024

In Queer’s final act, the film’s romance concludes in a manner that avoids betraying the premise, taking the audience on an ayahuasca journey, and providing a fitting tribute to the novella’s complex author. —Kevin Dolak, The Hollywood Reporter, 27 Nov. 2024

Jordan’s peace treaty with Israel is unpopular among many citizens who see normalisation of relations as betraying the rights of their Palestinian compatriots. —Reuters, NBC News, 24 Nov. 2024