1
: not honest or sincere : double-dealing, false
a two-faced liar
2
: having two faces
… the Roman god Janus … was symbolized by a two-faced figure looking both forward and backward.—
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a two-faced friend who was just using me to advance her career
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Beware the two-faced colleague!
—Benjamin Laker, Forbes.com, 19 June 2025
There’s a constituency within the White House that still believes Apple is two-faced, all talk and no action.
—Jim Cramer, CNBC, 13 Apr. 2025
Caesar's Julian calendar set January 1st as the official start of the year to honor the Roman god Janus, the god of beginnings and transitions, who was symbolized by a two-faced figure looking both forward and backward.
—Brandi D. Addison, The Arizona Republic, 31 Dec. 2024
During the live stream on Thursday, Wiggins claimed that Reynolds, the ex-husband of Star Jones, is jealous, two-faced and attempting to sabotage the show, which runs on the Fox Soul streaming service.
—Cheryl V. Jackson, The Indianapolis Star, 14 June 2024
Since celestial twins symbolize the sign, Gemini tends to be unfairly stereotyped as two-faced or manipulative.
—Katie Mannion, Peoplemag, 19 May 2024
From a tax perspective, though, this creates a two-faced problem.
—Byirina Ivanova, Fortune, 15 Mar. 2024
The response has been swift and merciless, with politicians and pundits describing Poland as two-faced, disloyal, pro-Russian and anti-Ukrainian.
—Marek Magierowski, WSJ, 26 Sep. 2023
Another Saturnian satellite, two-faced Iapetus, puzzles astronomers with one bright hemisphere and one that is as black as coal.
—Laurie Rich Salerno, Discover Magazine, 6 Nov. 2010
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Benjamin Laker, Forbes.com, 19 June 2025
There’s a constituency within the White House that still believes Apple is two-faced, all talk and no action.
—Jim Cramer, CNBC, 13 Apr. 2025
Caesar's Julian calendar set January 1st as the official start of the year to honor the Roman god Janus, the god of beginnings and transitions, who was symbolized by a two-faced figure looking both forward and backward.
—Brandi D. Addison, The Arizona Republic, 31 Dec. 2024
During the live stream on Thursday, Wiggins claimed that Reynolds, the ex-husband of Star Jones, is jealous, two-faced and attempting to sabotage the show, which runs on the Fox Soul streaming service.
—Cheryl V. Jackson, The Indianapolis Star, 14 June 2024
Since celestial twins symbolize the sign, Gemini tends to be unfairly stereotyped as two-faced or manipulative.
—Katie Mannion, Peoplemag, 19 May 2024
From a tax perspective, though, this creates a two-faced problem.
—Byirina Ivanova, Fortune, 15 Mar. 2024
The response has been swift and merciless, with politicians and pundits describing Poland as two-faced, disloyal, pro-Russian and anti-Ukrainian.
—Marek Magierowski, WSJ, 26 Sep. 2023
Another Saturnian satellite, two-faced Iapetus, puzzles astronomers with one bright hemisphere and one that is as black as coal.
—Laurie Rich Salerno, Discover Magazine, 6 Nov. 2010
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“Two-faced.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/two-faced. Accessed 9 Nov. 2025.
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