faithlessness

1 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 disloyalty, infidelity, falseness, falsity, inconstancy, perfidiousness, perfidy, unfaithfulnessRelated Words adultery; betrayal, double-cross, double-dealing, duplicity, sellout, treachery, treason; deceit, deception, lyingNear Antonyms staunchness, steadfastness; dependability, reliability; honesty, trustworthinessAntonyms allegiance, constancy, devotedness, devotion, faith, faithfulness, fealty, fidelity, loyalty

2 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 backstabbing, business, disloyalty, double cross, betrayal, falseness, falsity, infidelity, perfidy, sellout, treachery, treason, two-timing, unfaithfulnessRelated Words abandonment, desertion; deceit, deception, double-dealing, duplicity, guile, two-facedness; fraud, informing, lying, snitching, talebearing, trickeryNear Antonyms dependability, reliability, trustworthiness; defense, protection, safeguard, shieldAntonyms allegiance, devotion, faithfulness, fealty, fidelity, loyalty, staunchness, steadfastness