Deceit
Treachery
Treachery noun - The act or fact of violating the trust or confidence of another.
Usage example: was furious that she revealed his secret and never forgave her for the treachery
Deceit is a synonym for treachery in betrayal topic. You can use "Deceit" instead a noun "Treachery", if it concerns topics such as duplicity.
Nearby Words: treacherous, treacherously
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- deception and deceit
- deception and treachery
- artifice and deceit
- artifice and treachery
- cunning and deceit
- cunning and treachery
- cheating and deceit
- cheating and treachery
- double-dealing and deceit
- double-dealing and treachery
- fraud and deceit
- fraud and treachery
- treason and deceit
- treason and treachery
How words are described
Both words in one sentence
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At the end, Miss Marple comments that Georgine is German for Dahlia, which in the language of flowers stands for deceit and treachery (the killer was the agent's niece).
Source: Flower Motifs - All you know is deceit and treachery, how to use others and throw away what remains.
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I have seen through your ruse, and will tolerate your treachery and deceit no more!
Source: He's Back aka: Shes Back
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