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
In the present day, Alice, Brett, perfectionistic realtor Catherine (Aja Naomi King) and sloppy socialite Birdie (Melissa Fumero) are garden club buddies dealing with separate personal issues, like dead pets, unfaithful spouses and child custody battles.
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Angie Han, The Hollywood Reporter, 23 Feb. 2025
The New Yorker story alleged that Willingham had a reputation for drinking too much, being unfaithful and physically abusing Stacy.
—Emily Blackwood, People.com, 27 Feb. 2025
Medieval scholars – all men – defined women’s temperament in negative terms: Women were libidinous, frivolous, unfaithful, capricious, unpredictable and easily tempted.
—Joelle Rollo-Koster, The Conversation, 25 Feb. 2025
Just days before True's birth, Kardashian learned that Thompson had allegedly been unfaithful.
—Jacqueline Weiss, People.com, 21 Feb. 2025
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Angie Han, The Hollywood Reporter, 23 Feb. 2025
The New Yorker story alleged that Willingham had a reputation for drinking too much, being unfaithful and physically abusing Stacy.
—Emily Blackwood, People.com, 27 Feb. 2025
Medieval scholars – all men – defined women’s temperament in negative terms: Women were libidinous, frivolous, unfaithful, capricious, unpredictable and easily tempted.
—Joelle Rollo-Koster, The Conversation, 25 Feb. 2025
Just days before True's birth, Kardashian learned that Thompson had allegedly been unfaithful.
—Jacqueline Weiss, People.com, 21 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unfaithful
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Foreign military interventions can change victims from being viewed as a nuisance into being seen as powerful and traitorous enemies, potentially capable of exacting revenge, seizing power, or breaking away from the state.—
Benjamin A. Valentino,
Foreign Affairs,
17 Oct. 2011
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But what will their first move as a traitorous duo be?—
Tom Smyth,
Vulture,
27 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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There are several advanced monitoring components: • Outlier Detection: Flags anomalous predictions that may be unreliable for production use, particularly important given the noisy nature of real-world data.—
Neel Sendas,
Forbes.com,
4 Apr. 2025
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To be sure, these predictions are notoriously unreliable, but the fact remains that Wall Street, which cheered Trump’s election, is losing faith.—
John Cassidy,
New Yorker,
3 Apr. 2025
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In June of 2023, police approached her residence after receiving a false tip about child abuse.—
Mackenzie Cummings-Grady,
Billboard,
10 Apr. 2025
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Looking down into the pit is not a powerful moment — looking up at this teenager that is desperate to get out of the wilderness and kill this false prophet in Lottie is powerful.—
Jackie Strause,
HollywoodReporter,
10 Apr. 2025
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Don Cheadle and Benicio del Toro are both quite good as part of a team that’s tasked with stealing a secret document, setting the stage for a drama involving gangsters, faithless lovers, and white-collar crooks.—
Tim Grierson,
Vulture,
24 Jan. 2025
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Once lost, now found, Ms. Brady offered the closing prayer as the smell of meatloaf promised lunch for the faithful and faithless alike.—
Moriah Ratner,
New York Times,
24 Nov. 2024
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Trump didn't say why Haugh was pushed out, but one of Trump's most controversial outside supporters, Laura Loomer, took credit for the move, posting on X, quote, NSA Director Timothy Haugh and his deputy Wendy Noble have been disloyal to President Trump.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
6 Apr. 2025
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The dismissals took place after Loomer told Trump the officials were disloyal, CNN reported.—
Lee Habeeb,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Apr. 2025
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Their stories are full of danger: treacherous rivers, unforgiving terrain, and the constant threat of violence and exploitation.—
Alan Taylor,
The Atlantic,
27 Mar. 2025
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But in between lies a tense and treacherous journey…In Wolof and French with English subtitles.—
Ut Community Press,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
25 Mar. 2025
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“Unfaithful.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unfaithful. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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