as in traitorous
not true in one's allegiance to someone or something
colonists who later proved to be unfaithful to the cause of independence
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Recent Examples of unfaithful
Camil previously appeared in four episodes of the multi-camera series during its second season in the role of Josué Consuelos, the unfaithful ex-boyfriend of Rosie (Selenis Leyva).
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Joe Otterson, Variety, 6 Dec. 2024
The Singularity, published three years earlier, during the same affair, concerns a scientist who turns a mountain into a supercomputer and gives it the personality of his dead wife, a younger woman who was persistently unfaithful to him.
—Christopher Tayler, Harper's Magazine, 2 Jan. 2025
Meanwhile, Lopez confirmed in 2003 that Combs had been unfaithful to her during their relationship, but has rarely ever spoken of him since.
—Conor Murray, Forbes, 25 Sep. 2024
In a separate interview, the former NFL player admits that he’s been unfaithful during his relationship with Brown.
—Elizabeth Ayoola, Essence, 5 Dec. 2024
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Joe Otterson, Variety, 6 Dec. 2024
The Singularity, published three years earlier, during the same affair, concerns a scientist who turns a mountain into a supercomputer and gives it the personality of his dead wife, a younger woman who was persistently unfaithful to him.
—Christopher Tayler, Harper's Magazine, 2 Jan. 2025
Meanwhile, Lopez confirmed in 2003 that Combs had been unfaithful to her during their relationship, but has rarely ever spoken of him since.
—Conor Murray, Forbes, 25 Sep. 2024
In a separate interview, the former NFL player admits that he’s been unfaithful during his relationship with Brown.
—Elizabeth Ayoola, Essence, 5 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unfaithful
Adjective
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But what will their first move as a traitorous duo be?—
Tom Smyth,
Vulture,
27 Feb. 2025
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The blame for this terrifying scenario, McCarthy declared, rested with traitorous federal employees, who had sold their country out and had to be purged from its service.—
Made by History,
TIME,
9 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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After the first round of tariffs earlier this month, China’s retaliatory measures included raising duties on certain U.S. energy imports and putting two U.S. companies on an unreliable entities list that could restrict their ability to do business in the Asian country.—
Anniek Bao,Evelyn Cheng,
CNBC,
28 Feb. 2025
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The challenge is that the hands-on nature of these tasks can lead to unreported problems and unreliable data, exacerbating costly inefficiencies.—
Jairam Ranganathan,
Forbes,
28 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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To illustrate, in the United Kingdom vaccinations took a considerable dip in the early 2000s after Wakefield’ false claims of a link between the MMR shot and autism were posted in the media.—
Joshua P. Cohen,
Forbes,
8 Mar. 2025
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In those documents, West discussed not only how to conduct experiments to implant false memories, instill specific mental disorders, and induce trance states, but also how to hide them.—
Randall Colburn,
EW.com,
8 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Don Cheadle and Benicio del Toro are both quite good as part of a team that’s tasked with stealing a secret document, setting the stage for a drama involving gangsters, faithless lovers, and white-collar crooks.—
Tim Grierson,
Vulture,
24 Jan. 2025
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Once lost, now found, Ms. Brady offered the closing prayer as the smell of meatloaf promised lunch for the faithful and faithless alike.—
Moriah Ratner,
New York Times,
24 Nov. 2024
Adjective
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She’s hurt by a lover’s betrayal, but more hurt that her suspicions of his disloyal nature were proven right from the beginning.—
Jessica Nicholson,
Billboard,
24 Feb. 2025
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Any policy that deviates from the central government’s could be seen as politically disloyal.—
Vivian Wang,
New York Times,
20 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Whiteout conditions are possible and could make travel conditions treacherous and potentially life-threatening.—
Forum News Service,
Twin Cities,
4 Mar. 2025
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The climate, meanwhile, continues on a treacherous path of warming.—
Brent Crane,
The New Yorker,
2 Mar. 2025
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“Unfaithful.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unfaithful. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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