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Textual thesaurus for "betray"

(verb) rat, stag, snitch, shit, shop, denounce, tell on, give away, grass

give away information about somebody

He told on his classmate who had cheated on the exam


(verb) lead astray, deceive

cause someone to believe an untruth

The insurance company deceived me when they told me they were covering my house


(verb) bewray

reveal unintentionally

Her smile betrayed her true feelings


(verb) fail

disappoint, prove undependable to; abandon, forsake

His sense of smell failed him this time; His strength finally failed him; His children failed him in the crisis


(verb) sell

deliver to an enemy by treachery

Judas sold Jesus; The spy betrayed his country


(verb) cheat, cheat on, wander, cuckold

be sexually unfaithful to one's partner in marriage

She cheats on her husband; Might her husband be wandering?