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apostate

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Synonyms and Antonyms of apostate

1 a person who abandons a cause or organization usually without right

An apostate from communism, he later became one of its harshest critics.

Synonyms of apostate

defector, deserter, recreant, renegade

Words Related to apostate

betrayer, double-crosser, quisling, traitor, traitress (or traitoress), turnabout, turncoat

abandoner, dropout, leaver

defier, insurgent, insurrectionary, insurrectionist, mutineer, rebel, red, revolter, revolutionary, revolutionist

discontent, malcontent

Near Antonyms of apostate

adherent, disciple, follower, supporter

fanatic, militant, partisan (also partizan), zealot

Antonyms of apostate

2 one who betrays a trust or an allegiance

He became an apostate to liberalism after he had gotten wealthy.

Synonyms of apostate

backstabber, betrayer, double-crosser, double-dealer, Judas, quisling, recreant, serpent, snake, traitor, turncoat

Words Related to apostate

collaborationist, collaborator, subversive, subverter

coconspirator, conspirator, intriguer, plotter, schemer

defector, deserter, renegade

informant, informer, rat, snitch, snitcher, squealer, stool pigeon, talebearer, tattler, tattletale

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