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disloyalty

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of disloyalty

1 lack of faithfulness especially to one's husband or wife

  • she was greatly pained by her husbandʼs disloyalty
Synonyms of disloyalty

faithlessness, falseness, falsity, inconstancy, infidelity, perfidiousness, perfidy, unfaithfulness
Words Related to disloyalty

adultery

betrayal, double-cross, double-dealing, duplicity, sellout, treachery, treason

deceit, deception, lying
Near Antonyms of disloyalty

staunchness, steadfastness

dependability, reliability

honesty, trustworthiness
Antonyms of disloyalty

allegiance, constancy, devotedness, devotion, faith, faithfulness, fealty, fidelity, loyalty

2 the act or fact of violating the trust or confidence of another

  • sexual abuse of a young person by a clergyman is usually regarded as the ultimate disloyalty
Synonyms of disloyalty

backstabbing, betrayal, business, double cross, faithlessness, falseness, falsity, infidelity, perfidy, sellout, treachery, treason, two-timing, unfaithfulness
Words Related to disloyalty

abandonment, desertion

deceit, deception, double-dealing, duplicity, guile, two-facedness

fraud, informing, lying, snitching, talebearing, trickery
Near Antonyms of disloyalty

dependability, reliability, trustworthiness

defense, protection, safeguard, shield
Antonyms of disloyalty

allegiance, devotion, faithfulness, fealty, fidelity, loyalty, staunchness, steadfastness

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