as in double
not being or expressing what one appears to be or express
a two-faced friend who was just using me to advance her career
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Recent Examples of two-faced
This symbol is used to communicate betrayal or being two-faced.
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Sherri Gordon,
Parents,
22 June 2026
The architecture is two-faced — and everyone inside the organization eventually reads it.
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Vibhas Ratanjee,
Forbes.com,
12 May 2026
And Alexander Hamilton gets slightly better press than the other two, but he is shown as someone who is brilliant, but self-seeking, arrogant, snobbish, contemptuous of others, and profoundly two-faced.
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David Frum,
The Atlantic,
25 Mar. 2026
January, named for that two-faced Roman god, brings us into a midterm election year.
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Chris Stirewalt,
The Hill,
2 Jan. 2026
Caesar's Julian calendar set January 1 as the official start of the year to honor the Roman god Janus, the god of beginnings and transitions, who was symbolized by a two-faced figure looking both forward and backward.
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Brandi D. Addison,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
31 Dec. 2025
In confessional, Salley accuses Venita of being two-faced.
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Brian Moylan,
Vulture,
18 Dec. 2025
There’s a constituency within the White House that still believes Apple is two-faced, all talk and no action.
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Jim Cramer,
CNBC,
13 Apr. 2025
Caesar's Julian calendar set January 1st as the official start of the year to honor the Roman god Janus, the god of beginnings and transitions, who was symbolized by a two-faced figure looking both forward and backward.
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Brandi D. Addison,
The Arizona Republic,
31 Dec. 2024
Sherri Gordon,
Parents,
22 June 2026
The architecture is two-faced — and everyone inside the organization eventually reads it.
—
Vibhas Ratanjee,
Forbes.com,
12 May 2026
And Alexander Hamilton gets slightly better press than the other two, but he is shown as someone who is brilliant, but self-seeking, arrogant, snobbish, contemptuous of others, and profoundly two-faced.
—
David Frum,
The Atlantic,
25 Mar. 2026
January, named for that two-faced Roman god, brings us into a midterm election year.
—
Chris Stirewalt,
The Hill,
2 Jan. 2026
Caesar's Julian calendar set January 1 as the official start of the year to honor the Roman god Janus, the god of beginnings and transitions, who was symbolized by a two-faced figure looking both forward and backward.
—
Brandi D. Addison,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
31 Dec. 2025
In confessional, Salley accuses Venita of being two-faced.
—
Brian Moylan,
Vulture,
18 Dec. 2025
There’s a constituency within the White House that still believes Apple is two-faced, all talk and no action.
—
Jim Cramer,
CNBC,
13 Apr. 2025
Caesar's Julian calendar set January 1st as the official start of the year to honor the Roman god Janus, the god of beginnings and transitions, who was symbolized by a two-faced figure looking both forward and backward.
—
Brandi D. Addison,
The Arizona Republic,
31 Dec. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for two-faced
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Harper finished with three hits, which included a solo shot, his 17th this season, and a double, giving him five extra base hits in the last two games.
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The right-hander surrendered a solo home run to left fielder Casey Schmitt and a run-scoring double to center fielder Drew Gilbert in the fourth, then put runners on the corners.
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To combat bots, Ticketmaster, the primary ticketing platform for many concerts, blocks automated software, identifies and shuts down fake accounts and cancels orders that violate its policies.
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No one called for a fake investigation on Key Lime.
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There are few things in this world more sanctimonious and hypocritical than left-wing sportswriters getting on their faux moral high horse.
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Earlier this month, Matsui’s campaign came after Vang for taking corporate donations from Sacramento-area businesses during her city council campaigns, implying that Vang’s vows to not accept money from corporate PACs in her congressional bid is hypocritical.
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While lip contours blend into the skin to create a shadow effect, lip liners draw a defined boundary, making the difference between the two mostly in the finish and intent.
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Likewise, lip masks designed to be worn overnight can provide improved hydration and comfort over daytime treatments.
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Witt returned to action after missing six games with a strained right knee and went 1 for 3 as the Royals’ designated hitter.
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Nor will it be solved through another collection of disconnected tools layered into already strained environments.
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And so, open door policies rarely fail because leaders are insincere.
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Everyone else was various degrees of insincere or arch.
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For food companies, switching to another supplier or type of protein isn’t a superficial switch.
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Some suggest his superficial charm is giving a false picture of his political talents.
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What most activates Dunn’s rage is the misogyny that only deepened amid all the pretended freedoms of the counterculture.
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The woman is long gone, so Freer has to imagine her consent — in a history so full of gaps, coercion, and disappearance, a pretended connection is better than none at all.
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“Two-faced.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/two-faced. Accessed 28 Jun. 2026.
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