Backhanded
Backhanded adjective - Not being or expressing what one appears to be or express.
Unfaithful and backhanded are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Unfaithful" instead the word "Backhanded" as a noun or an adjective.
Nearby Words: backhander, backhand
Unfaithful
Unfaithful adjective - Not true in one's allegiance to someone or something.
Backhanded and unfaithful are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Backhanded" instead the word "Unfaithful" as a noun or an adjective.
Nearby Words: unfaithfulness, unfaithfully
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- fake and backhanded
- fake and unfaithful
- hollow and backhanded
- hollow and unfaithful
- false and backhanded
- false and unfaithful
- deceptive and backhanded
- deceptive and unfaithful
- double-dealing and backhanded
- double-dealing and unfaithful
- hypocritical and backhanded
- hypocritical and unfaithful
- insincere and backhanded
- insincere and unfaithful
Both words in one sentence
- She knows that her dislike of men is irrational ever since she understood that it was little more than a backhanded excuse for her father being an unfaithful jerk.
Source: Irrational Hatred
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