as in traitorous
not true in one's allegiance to someone or something
faithless friends who deserted him in his time of need
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Recent Examples of faithless
But, these faithless actors have never changed the outcome of an election.
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Solcyré Burga, TIME, 28 Oct. 2024
Since Biden is no longer in the running, they won't be considered faithless.
—Kaleigh Rogers, ABC News, 23 July 2024
Nellore admits to being of faithless background yet criticizes people of faith.
—Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 8 Mar. 2024
Image In the Patricia Highsmith novel and the subsequent Hitchcock movie that introduced this intriguing plot to the public, the would-be victims are mere annoyances — a critical father, a faithless wife.
—Sarah Lyall, New York Times, 11 Apr. 2024
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Solcyré Burga, TIME, 28 Oct. 2024
Since Biden is no longer in the running, they won't be considered faithless.
—Kaleigh Rogers, ABC News, 23 July 2024
Nellore admits to being of faithless background yet criticizes people of faith.
—Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 8 Mar. 2024
Image In the Patricia Highsmith novel and the subsequent Hitchcock movie that introduced this intriguing plot to the public, the would-be victims are mere annoyances — a critical father, a faithless wife.
—Sarah Lyall, New York Times, 11 Apr. 2024
See All Example Sentences for faithless
Recent Examples of Synonyms for faithless
Adjective
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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
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All such theories, however, have appeared to be unreliable and speculative since any first strikes would have to contend with the risk of an enemy launch on warning as well as sufficient systems surviving for a devastating riposte.—
Lawrence D. Freedman,
Foreign Affairs,
14 Apr. 2025
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Some customers worry Crusoe’s cloud system is unreliable.—
Christopher Helman,
Forbes.com,
10 Apr. 2025
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But the jitters still shook him, a false-start whistle blowing on his first 40-yard attempt at February’s NFL combine.—
Luca Evans,
Denver Post,
13 Apr. 2025
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So the entire trip is based on a false pretense.—
Owen Gleiberman,
Variety,
12 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Intriguingly, the researchers found that these unfaithful chains-of-thought were, on average, longer than faithful ones, suggesting the omissions weren't merely for brevity.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
10 Apr. 2025
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The play, which was co-produced by Burruss and her longtime husband Todd Tucker, is a tragedy about a commander who is manipulated into thinking his wife is unfaithful.—
Elizabeth Ayoola,
Essence,
27 Mar. 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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“Faithless.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/faithless. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.
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