Antonyms for betray
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : bih-trey |
| Phonetic Transcription : bɪˈtreɪ |
Definition of betray
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
- He resolved to pretend to be dumb, and he charged Terence not to betray him.
- Extract from : « Tales And Novels, Volume 4 (of 10) » by Maria Edgeworth
- His answer gave me a little start, but I did not betray myself.
- Extract from : « The Underdog » by F. Hopkinson Smith
- Nay, that foot has no fellow in the wilderness; it will betray her.
- Extract from : « The Last of the Mohicans » by James Fenimore Cooper
- If Heman felt any surprise at her knowledge of his purpose, he did not betray it.
- Extract from : « Meadow Grass » by Alice Brown
- I warned you how it would be,—your own selfishness will betray and ruin you.
- Extract from : « Alice, or The Mysteries, Complete » by Edward Bulwer-Lytton
- Have I not confided to thee, and dost thou not desert me—nay, perhaps, betray?
- Extract from : « Calderon The Courtier » by Edward Bulwer-Lytton
- He never remembered to have seen Hamish betray so much emotion.
- Extract from : « The Channings » by Mrs. Henry Wood
- Moreover, the light might betray her, as Jacob was dogging her steps more than ever.
- Extract from : « The Black Tulip » by Alexandre Dumas (Pere)
- She knit her brow for a second—but she did not betray an instant's indecision.
- Extract from : « The Gentleman From Indiana » by Booth Tarkington
- I did little think that the good Bishop would so betray his friends.
- Extract from : « The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood » by Howard Pyle
Synonyms for betray
- 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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