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
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
2
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
Synonyms & Similar Words
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for faithlessness
Noun
-
The post was accompanied by a series of hashtags that included #divorce, #cheating and #infidelity.—
The Athletic MLB Staff,
New York Times,
21 June 2025 -
The series boasts all the good bone structure of a traditional family drama, with threads of criminality, infidelity, lies, drugs and everything in between woven throughout each episode.—
Aramide Tinubu,
Variety,
19 June 2025
Noun
-
The stories are compelling, often blending sure-fire elements of true crime, psychology (primarily the surrender and loss of self, replaced with a groupthink mentality), deception, betrayal and all manner of drama.—
R. Daniel Foster,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2025
-
In an impassioned evening speech, Tillis shared his views arguing the Senate approach is a betrayal of Trump’s promise not to kick people off health care.—
Glen Luke Flanagan,
Fortune,
30 June 2025
Noun
-
Every look with such an irregular desire is in our Savior’s opinion a virtual adultery. . . .—
Merve Emre,
New Yorker,
16 June 2025
-
The sixth commandment in Catholic teaching prohibits adultery.—
Ruth Graham,
New York Times,
22 May 2025
Noun
-
The six-parter, to debut July 14, follows six groups of friends, and six historical cases of murder and treachery among them.—
Etan Vlessing,
HollywoodReporter,
19 June 2025
-
But amid the bloodbaths and treacheries, Westeros still penciled in time for a little romance — some more compelling than others (Jon and Ygritte > Jon and Daenerys).—
Tyler Aquilina,
EW.com,
17 Apr. 2025
Noun
-
More cunningly, this also serves to instill you with guilt: as though refusing to align with their viewpoints equates to a signal of disloyalty.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
31 May 2025
-
One video aims to appeal to senior Communist Party officials who live in perpetual fear of being snapped up by Xi’s seemingly endless crackdown on corruption and disloyalty.—
Nectar Gan,
CNN Money,
2 May 2025
Noun
-
Hichilema was accused of treason after his motorcade failed to give way to Lungu’s presidential convoy.—
Jacob Zimba,
Los Angeles Times,
20 June 2025
-
Notable Tanzanian opposition leader Tundu Lissu is set to represent himself in his treason trial after being denied the right to a private meeting with his lawyers.—
Yinka Adegoke,
semafor.com,
18 June 2025
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Cite this Entry
“Faithlessness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/faithlessness. Accessed 5 Jul. 2025.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share