Synonyms of betraying

betraying

verb

present participle of betray

1

as in crossing

to be unfaithful or disloyal to

childhood friends of movie stars often betray them by telling their secrets to the supermarket tabloids

Synonyms & Similar Words

• crossing
• backstabbing
• selling (out)
• double-crossing
• two-timing
• shopping
• stabbing in the back
• selling down the river
• going back on
• giving away
• informing (on)
• telling (on)
• peaching
• splitting (on)
• snitching (on)
• turning in
• ratting (on)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• protecting
• defending
• saving
• guarding
• standing by
• shielding
• safeguarding

2

as in revealing

to make known (something abstract) through outward signs

his face betrayed his exasperation with his nosy neighbor

Synonyms & Similar Words

• revealing
• displaying
• showing
• demonstrating
• exposing
• evincing
• communicating
• manifesting
• declaring
• disclosing
• giving away
• sounding
• baring
• uncovering
• announcing
• proclaiming
• bespeaking
• publicizing
• projecting
• airing
• broadcasting
• advertising
• blazing
• unbosoming
• uncloaking
• trumpeting
• placarding

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• misrepresenting
• distorting
• falsifying
• twisting
• belying
• disguising
• camouflaging
• concealing
• hiding
• covering
• obscuring
• whitewashing
• masking
• garbling
• varnishing
• occluding
• counterfeiting
• glossing (over)
• veiling
• gilding

3

as in seducing

to lead away from a usual or proper course by offering some pleasure or advantage

she was betrayed by a false show of friendship into covering up the crime

Synonyms & Similar Words

• seducing
• tempting
• luring
• persuading
• enticing
• soliciting
• baiting
• decoying
• alluring
• beguiling
• leading on
• trapping
• inveigling
• fascinating
• entrapping
• ensnaring
• enchanting
• drawing in
• enmeshing
• tangling
• snaring
• catching
• meshing
• snowing
• charming
• magnetizing
• captivating
• bewitching
• roping (in)
• wiling

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• warning
• alerting
• cautioning
• warding (off)
• driving (away or off)
• turning away
• forewarning
• repulsing

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of betraying

The problem with this style is when our awareness of others comes at the cost of betraying ourselves. — Joanna Horton McPherson, Forbes.com, 24 Sep. 2026

The same goes for the guys, who reveal new layers of complexity in the movie’s later scenes that deepen our perception of them without betraying or undercutting the ugliness that has come before. — Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 17 Sep. 2026

The viral moment became a topic of conversation for weeks after the show wrapped, with Rausch gifting her a Birkin Bag as an apology for betraying her on the show. — Angeline Jane Bernabe, ABC News, 17 Sep. 2026

Depending on the balance between the reward for staying silent (cooperating) and betrayal, the game stabilizes with everyone betraying everyone. — Chris Lee, ArsTechnica, 11 Sep. 2026

If some umpires have treated Vitello differently than other managers, then that’s a poor reflection on them for betraying their impartiality. — Andrew Baggarly, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2026

OpenAI battled its co-founder Elon Musk in a lawsuit accusing the company and Altman of betraying its nonprofit mission. — Alex Heath, Time, 26 Aug. 2026

Sinestro was briefly mentioned last week, as Zoe read an online article about him betraying the Lanterns, for anyone unfamiliar with the comics, the film, or the various cartoons. — Siddhant Adlakha, Vulture, 24 Aug. 2026

That strictly enforced division between those who do and don’t have the right ID has remained in place long enough that the university is now betraying its own identity. — Justin Davidson, Curbed, 19 Aug. 2026