as in traitorous
not true in one's allegiance to someone or something
colonists who later proved to be unfaithful to the cause of independence
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Recent Examples of unfaithful
Cassie Ventura, the case’s star witness and another former girlfriend of Combs, testified Combs was unfaithful to her by dating Gina throughout their 11-year relationship.
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Elizabeth Wagmeister, CNN Money, 3 Aug. 2025
Duggar claims the government used a statement posted to his family's Facebook page and attributed to him claiming Duggar had secretly viewed pornography, led a double-life and had been unfaithful to his wife.
—Arkansas Online, 29 July 2025
The pair is accused of having been caught being unfaithful.
—Marni Rose McFall, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 July 2025
This means a substantial majority of answers were unfaithful, omitting mention of information that influenced the output.
—ArsTechnica, 10 Apr. 2025
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Elizabeth Wagmeister, CNN Money, 3 Aug. 2025
Duggar claims the government used a statement posted to his family's Facebook page and attributed to him claiming Duggar had secretly viewed pornography, led a double-life and had been unfaithful to his wife.
—Arkansas Online, 29 July 2025
The pair is accused of having been caught being unfaithful.
—Marni Rose McFall, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 July 2025
This means a substantial majority of answers were unfaithful, omitting mention of information that influenced the output.
—ArsTechnica, 10 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for unfaithful
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unfaithful
Adjective
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Clarisse looks intimidating climbing out of a boat, as does Bushnell’s traitorous Luke, who wields a sharp-looking knife.—
Dessi Gomez,
Deadline,
24 July 2025
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There's a delicious whodunit aspect to it, too, as the list of five potentially traitorous suspects includes the operative's own high-profile wife (Cate Blanchett).—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
4 July 2025
Adjective
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But floodwater made the land unreliable to farm, and more than 15 years ago, the farm sought an easement to convert the property to wetland.—
Jake Goodrick,
Sacbee.com,
4 Sep. 2025
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In a compact device, this heat builds up quickly and directly impacts the stability of the laser and the electronics around it, thus delivering unreliable accuracy.—
Atharva Gosavi,
Interesting Engineering,
3 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Representatives for James have called the fraud claims made against her politically motivated and false.—
Robert Faturechi,
ProPublica,
6 Sep. 2025
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On the next play, Taylor was called for a false-start penalty.—
Pete Grathoff,
Kansas City Star,
6 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Spouses, in this gritty Philadelphia suburb, are mostly faithless, absent or dead.—
Angie Han,
HollywoodReporter,
28 Aug. 2025
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In 2016, a record number of faithless votes were cast.—
Robert Alexander and Anna Dawley,
MSNBC Newsweek,
23 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Analysts in Colombia agree that Maduro's internal military personnel are untrained, disloyal, and that many cannot be located.—
Kristina Foltz,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Sep. 2025
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Those who consider Loeffler disloyal don’t know him.—
Brooks Kubena,
New York Times,
25 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Arriving home in the dark after work or dinners out is inevitable, but finding the front door doesn’t have to be a treacherous experience for you or your guests.—
Maggie Horton,
PEOPLE,
8 Sep. 2025
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On the other hand, Will — played with a jagged sensitivity by Paul Mescal, making the most of his sad-eyed charisma and physical presence — is a guy who feels more at home at a desk, with only a candle to light his way through the treacherous creative process.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
8 Sep. 2025
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“Unfaithful.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unfaithful. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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