Antonyms for betraying
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : bih-trey |
| Phonetic Transcription : bɪˈtreɪ |
Definition of betraying
Origin :- late 13c., bitrayen "mislead, deceive, betray," from be- + obsolete Middle English tray, from Old French traine "betrayal, deception, deceit," from trair (Modern French trahir) "betray, deceive," from Latin tradere "hand over," from trans- "across" (see trans-) + dare "to give" (see date (n.1)). Related: Betrayed; betraying.
- verb be disloyal
- verb divulge, expose information
- There was no current, and no breath of wind to stir the water into betraying riffles.
- Extract from : « The Forest » by Stewart Edward White
- If he had a secret, however, I do not feel justified in betraying it.
- Extract from : « Beauty and The Beast, and Tales From Home » by Bayard Taylor
- It's they that we shall have to reduce to impotence if they persist in betraying the country!
- Extract from : « The Fortune of the Rougons » by Emile Zola
- Barbara did not know what he meant but she had no intention of betraying that fact.
- Extract from : « Shavings » by Joseph C. Lincoln
- For no man cares to be laughed at for such feelings as Tremayne had been led into betraying.
- Extract from : « The Snare » by Rafael Sabatini
- "I had no thought of betraying you or of saving the Duke," she said.
- Extract from : « Mistress Wilding » by Rafael Sabatini
- But deeply though his rage was moved, it did not blind him to the folly of betraying it.
- Extract from : « Scaramouche » by Rafael Sabatini
- "I will fetch the money," said he, betraying his purpose by his alacrity.
- Extract from : « The Tavern Knight » by Rafael Sabatini
- Zounds, Hogan, do you mean that Joseph Ashburn was betraying me into this man's hands?
- Extract from : « The Tavern Knight » by Rafael Sabatini
- “If betraying his country is a fashionable virtue,” replied the valet.
- Extract from : « The Strollers » by Frederic S. Isham
Synonyms for betraying
- abandon
- be unfaithful
- bite the hand that feeds you
- blow the whistle
- bluff
- blurt out
- break faith
- break promise
- break trust
- break with
- commit treason
- cross
- deceive
- deliver up
- delude
- desert
- dime
- disclose
- double-cross
- evince
- finger
- fink on
- forsake
- give away
- go back on
- inform
- inform against
- inform on
- jilt
- knife
- lay bare
- let down
- let slip
- make known
- manifest
- mislead
- play false
- play Judas
- rat on
- reveal
- seduce
- sell down the river
- sell out
- show
- sing
- snitch
- spill
- squeal
- stab in the back
- stool
- take in
- tattle
- tell
- tell on
- trick
- turn in
- turn informer
- turn state's evidence
- uncover
- unmask
- walk out on
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