Backslider
Backslider noun - A person who has sunk below the normal moral standard.
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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.
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Related pairs
- renegade and backslider
- renegade and defector
- recreant and backslider
- recreant and defector
- deserter and backslider
- deserter and defector
- miscreant and backslider
- miscreant and defector
- delinquent and backslider
- delinquent and defector
- hypocrite and backslider
- hypocrite and defector
- dissident and backslider
- dissident and defector
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