as in traitor
one who betrays a trust or an allegiance
she heatedly called her best friend a Judas after she found out her secrets had been spread all over town
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Lambert, meanwhile, reveled in Judas’s arc from swagger to ruin, balancing streetwise regret with near-mythic torment.
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David Hochman, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2025
In some practical ways, the show remains weighted toward Judas, as Christ gets a big standout number near the top of the second act, but then goes on to pretty much give Kings Herod and Pilate and the audience the strong, silent treatment after that.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 4 Aug. 2025
The production company’s debut feature was Shaka King’s Judas and the Black Messiah, which was nominated for six Academy Awards, including Best Picture, leading star Daniel Kaluuya to a Best Supporting Actor Oscar win and H.E.R.’s clinching of the Best Original Song award.
—Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 3 Aug. 2025
Cynthia Erivo stars as Jesus opposite Adam Lambert as Judas in the musical, according to the Hollywood Bowl and Playbill.
—Madison E. Goldberg, People.com, 1 Aug. 2025
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David Hochman, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2025
In some practical ways, the show remains weighted toward Judas, as Christ gets a big standout number near the top of the second act, but then goes on to pretty much give Kings Herod and Pilate and the audience the strong, silent treatment after that.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 4 Aug. 2025
The production company’s debut feature was Shaka King’s Judas and the Black Messiah, which was nominated for six Academy Awards, including Best Picture, leading star Daniel Kaluuya to a Best Supporting Actor Oscar win and H.E.R.’s clinching of the Best Original Song award.
—Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 3 Aug. 2025
Cynthia Erivo stars as Jesus opposite Adam Lambert as Judas in the musical, according to the Hollywood Bowl and Playbill.
—Madison E. Goldberg, People.com, 1 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for Judas
traitor
Noun
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Hemphill spoke alongside former Capitol police officer Winston Pingeon, who described being punched in the face, pepper sprayed, and called a traitor by the rioters.—
Aidan McLaughlin,
Vanity Fair,
7 Jan. 2026
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The J6ers were not insurrectionists, traitors, and miscreants but patriots, heroes, and innocents.—
Jamie Thompson,
The Atlantic,
6 Jan. 2026
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