Backslider and Defector

Backslider

Backslider noun - A person who has sunk below the normal moral standard.
Show all Definitions
Synonyms for Backslider

Defector is a synonym for backslider in apostate topic. In some cases you can use "Defector" instead a noun "Backslider", when it comes to topics like traitor, person who is disloyal, person who is rebellious, fugitive from responsibility.

Nearby Word: backsliding

Defector

Defector noun - A person who abandons a cause or organization usually without right.

Backslider is a synonym for defector. You can use "Backslider" instead a noun "Defector".

Cite this Source
Defector and Backslider. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/backslider/defector
Backslider & Defector. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/backslider/defector>.
Defector or Backslider. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/backslider/defector.
Google Ngram Viewer shows how "backslider" and "defector" have occurred on timeline