Synonyms of turncoats

turncoats

noun

plural of turncoat

as in traitors

one who betrays a trust or an allegiance

the plot of the story revolved around the gangster's relentless determination to learn the identity of the turncoat

Synonyms & Similar Words

• traitors
• quislings
• betrayers
• Judases
• backstabbers
• apostates
• double-crossers
• serpents
• subversives
• snakes
• renegades
• conspirators
• collaborators
• collaborationists
• sellouts
• double-dealers
• subverters
• deserters
• informers
• intriguers
• schemers
• defectors
• plotters
• informants
• coconspirators
• recreants
• accommodationists
• snitches
• squealers
• gossips
• gossipers
• talkers
• gossipmongers
• tattlers
• tattletales
• rumormongers
• stool pigeons
• rats
• blabbermouths
• snitchers
• telltales
• talebearers

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of turncoats

Farage welcomed her as the latest and most high-profile Conservative to join his burgeoning movement, following on the heels of other recent turncoats, such as Andrew Rosindell and Robert Jenrick. — Timothy Nerozzi, The Washington Examiner, 26 Jan. 2026

In his first interview since the tragic events in May, Cacique, a Spanish nickname given to a local boss, said the turncoats hoped to receive a reward for the capture of Robert Colina, whose alias was Pantera, Spanish for panther. — Antonio Maria Delgado, Miami Herald, 7 Nov. 2025

President Abraham Lincoln called on state militias at the outset of the Civil War to help in fighting Confederate turncoats to the South. — Alana Wise, NPR, 21 Aug. 2025