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
This story isn't nearly as exciting because an NBA player being unfaithful to his girlfriend sort of just feels like a regular Thursday afternoon.
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Amber Harding Outkick, FOXNews.com, 28 Apr. 2026
Upon discovering that her abusive husband (Caleb Landry Jones) had been unfaithful, Becky drove off with her parents' car and shot at the door of his mistress' apartment.
—Drew MacKie, PEOPLE, 11 Apr. 2026
Their acrimonious split the following April was ushered in by the Love Thy Nader star's accusation that Savchenko was unfaithful.
—Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 10 Apr. 2026
Moreover, quotas or preferences divorced from character and accomplishments are unfaithful to individual rights and responsibilities and a temptation to tribalism.
—Bruce Fein, Baltimore Sun, 5 Mar. 2026
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Amber Harding Outkick, FOXNews.com, 28 Apr. 2026
Upon discovering that her abusive husband (Caleb Landry Jones) had been unfaithful, Becky drove off with her parents' car and shot at the door of his mistress' apartment.
—Drew MacKie, PEOPLE, 11 Apr. 2026
Their acrimonious split the following April was ushered in by the Love Thy Nader star's accusation that Savchenko was unfaithful.
—Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 10 Apr. 2026
Moreover, quotas or preferences divorced from character and accomplishments are unfaithful to individual rights and responsibilities and a temptation to tribalism.
—Bruce Fein, Baltimore Sun, 5 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unfaithful
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Instead of forsaking him for this — the most traitorous act ever committed by an American president — congressional Republicans quickly embraced him as the leader of their party once again.—
James Speyer,
New York Daily News,
26 May 2026
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And at the very center of Hell is Satan himself, the traitorous Archangel Lucifer, depicted as a monstrous creature with wings and three heads.—
Keith Cooper,
Space.com,
11 May 2026
Adjective
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The government has issued several notices, warning the public to avoid unreliable third-party vendors and to only buy from official or accredited sources.—
Michael Rios,
CNN Money,
10 June 2026
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Does a recall mean my car is unreliable?—
Charles Singh,
USA Today,
10 June 2026
Adjective
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The audit seeks to identify false information intentionally submitted in fraudulent medical applications or certifications.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
11 Dec. 2025
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Trump undermined the argument of his prepared remarks by riffing on the economy with a series of unconvincing, hyperbolic assertions and false statements.—
David Goldman,
CNN Money,
11 Dec. 2025
Adjective
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The French had said the British were faithless.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
20 May 2026
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Consumed by rage and betrayal, Eleanor is driven to take a bloody, supernatural revenge upon her faithless husband.—
Robert Lang,
Deadline,
27 Dec. 2025
Adjective
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For that independence, he is increasingly treated as a disloyal outcast by members of his own party, who continue trying to push him out of the tent.—
Doug Friednash,
Denver Post,
3 June 2026
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The cruel cartoon of a constantly shrewish, venal, and disloyal Mary began cementing itself in the public mind when William Herndon, Lincoln’s Springfield law partner, started lecturing about his reminiscences within months of the President’s murder.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
21 May 2026
Adjective
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Keeping these concerns to myself, I’d started the dark and treacherous walk down a ravine and back uphill to where the stand was perched.—
Kasey Okrzesik,
Outdoor Life,
10 Dec. 2025
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Blowing snow may make for some treacherous travel conditions in western and southern Minnesota on Tuesday night.—
WCCO Staff,
CBS News,
9 Dec. 2025
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“Unfaithful.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unfaithful. Accessed 18 Jun. 2026.
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