SYNONYMS AND RELATED EXPRESSIONS

faithlessness

noun

Failure to remain loyal, trustworthy, or true to a commitment.

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Local English device voice, when available. This is not a recorded dictionary pronunciation.

Failure of loyalty

Closest synonyms

disloyalty unfaithfulness infidelity treachery inconstancy

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Usage distinction

Treachery and betrayal are stronger and often deliberate; inconstancy emphasizes changing attachments.

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See faithlessness in use

The play traces how one act of faithlessness damages a long friendship.

Dictionary practice example.

In a fictional project diary, a photographer recorded a teammate's professed commitment to giving everyone equal credit. She later discovered insincerity in his friendly assurances when a private draft showed that he had never intended to include the others' names. His deliberate abandonment of their agreement also demonstrated faithlessness to the team.

From Reading Promises Carefully.

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