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perfidy

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of perfidy

1 lack of faithfulness especially to oneʼs husband or wife

  • his wife's perfidy was a moment of uncharacteristic weakness
Synonyms of perfidy

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

adultery

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

deceit, deception, lying
Near Antonyms of perfidy

staunchness, steadfastness

dependability, reliability

honesty, trustworthiness
Antonyms of perfidy

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

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

  • the full cost—both in compromised intelligence and in human life—of the double agent's perfidy is not yet known
Synonyms of perfidy

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

abandonment, desertion

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

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

dependability, reliability, trustworthiness

defense, protection, safeguard, shield
Antonyms of perfidy

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

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