Synonyms of betrays

betrays

verb

present tense third-person singular of betray

1

as in crosses

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

• crosses
• sells (out)
• two-times
• backstabs
• double-crosses
• stabs in the back
• shops
• sells down the river
• gives away
• goes back on
• informs (on)
• splits (on)
• tells (on)
• snitches (on)
• turns in
• rats (on)
• peaches

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• protects
• defends
• saves
• shields
• stands by
• guards
• safeguards

2

as in reveals

to make known (something abstract) through outward signs

his face betrayed his exasperation with his nosy neighbor

Synonyms & Similar Words

• reveals
• displays
• shows
• demonstrates
• evinces
• exposes
• manifests
• communicates
• declares
• bespeaks
• discloses
• gives away
• announces
• sounds
• uncovers
• proclaims
• bares
• advertises
• publicizes
• airs
• uncloaks
• broadcasts
• unbosoms
• blazes
• trumpets
• projects
• placards

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• belies
• misrepresents
• distorts
• falsifies
• disguises
• twists
• camouflages
• conceals
• obscures
• hides
• covers
• gilds
• garbles
• masks
• occludes
• glosses (over)
• varnishes
• whitewashes
• veils
• counterfeits

3

as in tempts

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

• tempts
• seduces
• persuades
• entices
• lures
• beguiles
• solicits
• leads on
• allures
• fascinates
• decoys
• baits
• traps
• entraps
• ensnares
• enchants
• captivates
• draws in
• enmeshes
• snows
• inveigles
• meshes
• catches
• magnetizes
• tangles
• snares
• bewitches
• charms
• ropes (in)
• wiles

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• warns
• cautions
• alerts
• drives (away or off)
• forewarns
• turns away
• wards (off)
• repulses

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of betrays

But while worshipping at the altar of their ingenuity, the show only betrays its lack of same. — Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 29 Oct. 2026

Conduct that betrays that trust will not be tolerated in this Department. — Ana Maria Soler, CBS News, 28 Oct. 2026

To take such a thing seriously in this age of nihilism and disenchantment betrays a person as potentially unserious, someone committed to abstraction, to feeling over logic and material reality. — Literary Hub, 15 Oct. 2026

But the production here betrays its economy, and the direction, by Garth Davis and Laure de Clermont-Tonnerre, remains earthbound, held down by mournful strings and devoid of color. — Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2026

But its name betrays a critical second function, which is to provide the type of tire-biting traction that can rescue you from one of the more frustrating debacles of off-road travel. — New Atlas, 1 Oct. 2026

In a letter to Congress, the former employees say this betrays that the infrastructure problems are being exaggerated. — Brian Boucher, ARTnews.com, 28 Sep. 2026

The series follows Mónica, a newly qualified lawyer who learns to defraud clients, manipulates her family to secure an inheritance, then betrays her mentor. — Anna Marie De La Fuente, Variety, 9 Sep. 2026

If one betrays secrets for money, their sale reveals that people within elite institutions are out for themselves, looking to profit from insider positions. — Finn Brunton, Harpers Magazine, 1 Sep. 2026