1
as in infidelity
lack of faithfulness especially to one's husband or wife
a wife who long ago became resigned to the chronic faithlessness of her husband
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as in betrayal
the act or fact of violating the trust or confidence of another
the former butler's mercenary faithlessness shocked and offended the royal family
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for faithlessness
Noun
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This type of infidelity can stem from dissatisfaction in the relationship or a desire for something different.—
Melina Khan,
USA Today,
25 Sep. 2025 -
Lorenzo must deal with the repercussions of his infidelity and the weight of all the manipulation.—
Isabella Wandermurem,
Time,
24 Sep. 2025
Noun
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After jumping between two worlds in the first half of the season, John Cena’s Chris Smith finally moves to the parallel universe to be a better man, a decision partly prompted by a heartbreaking betrayal.—
Saman Shafiq,
USA Today,
24 Sep. 2025
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She is caught up in a delusion, convinced that her imaginary accomplice Libardo is accusing her of betrayal.—
Isabella Wandermurem,
Time,
24 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Unhappy unions loom large in the novel, which teems with adultery.—
Katy Waldman,
New Yorker,
22 Sep. 2025
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Thou shalt not commit adultery.—
Lina Ruiz,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
22 Sep. 2025
Noun
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When does compromise become treachery or defeat?—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 Sep. 2025
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Could Juno be behind this treachery, as payback for David destroying her spy corporation and for changing his oldest daughter into a killer?—
Demetrius Patterson,
HollywoodReporter,
27 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Many of China’s top military officials have been purged during Xi’s third term on charges of corruption or disloyalty.—
PHILIP H. GORDON,
Foreign Affairs,
22 Sep. 2025
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A lot of disloyalty this season with lots of empty words.—
Dalton Ross,
EW.com,
22 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Brown was caught after the raid failed and charged with treason.—
Christopher Tremoglie,
The Washington Examiner,
25 Sep. 2025
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In the eighteen-nineties, this tension came to a dramatic head in France with the Dreyfus Affair, when Captain Alfred Dreyfus, a Jew, was wrongly convicted of treason.—
Ian Buruma,
New Yorker,
22 Sep. 2025
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“Faithlessness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/faithlessness. Accessed 1 Oct. 2025.
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