two-facedness

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for two-facedness
Noun
  • Next to them the cynicism and dishonesty of Alan Simpson will be placed in sharp contrast.
    Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 19 Mar. 2025
  • They are made up, defamatory fiction, and a big price should be paid for this blatant dishonesty.
    Ross Rosenfeld, Newsweek, 26 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • Later on, Sprawl breezes through one of the play’s best speeches, Emilia’s sharp, brief gut-punch on the hypocrisy of men.
    Sara Holdren, Vulture, 24 Mar. 2025
  • In a statement carried by state media Monday, North Korea's Foreign Ministry accused the G7 of hypocrisy.
    Dan Perry, Newsweek, 18 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Trickery, obfuscation, and deception are common in local politics.
    Harvey Levine, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Mar. 2025
  • Tyler Perry’s latest thriller, Duplicity, hits theaters today, March 20, delivering a suspenseful story of deception, justice, and betrayal.
    Shelby Stewart, Essence, 20 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • But all 12 are saturated with deceit, consternation and heartbreak.
    Linda Robertson, Miami Herald, 2 Mar. 2025
  • His real estate business, with finances overseen by a subservient non-CPA, committed so much deceit that the Trump Organization ended up convicted of tax crimes and its former chief financial officer went to jail—twice.
    Dan Alexander, Forbes, 18 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • Mullen's righthand man, Roger Carlson (Jesse Plemons), was double-dealing with billionaire Robert Lyndon (Clark Gregg), who ultimately ordered a hit on him in Episode 4.
    Patrick Ryan, USA TODAY, 23 Feb. 2025
  • Through his double-dealing with the government, Carmine Falcone was Gotham’s top crime boss for over two decades, accruing massive wealth, political influence, and an elite status.
    Chris O'Falt, IndieWire, 21 Oct. 2024
Noun
  • Jane’s fiercely unforgiving tone was adopted by militant Irish nationalists for whom the famine stood as the ultimate proof of English perfidy.
    Fintan O'Toole, The New Yorker, 10 Mar. 2025
  • Those intrepid few who still clung to the belief that American perfidy shielded Duke’s players from true justice just had the rug pulled out from under them by Mangum herself.
    The Editors, National Review, 17 Dec. 2024
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“Two-facedness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/two-facedness. Accessed 1 Apr. 2025.

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