Antonyms for stab in back
| Grammar : Noun, verb |
| Spell : stab |
| Phonetic Transcription : stæb |
- abet
- aid
- allow
- artlessness
- assist
- be faithful
- be loyal
- be open
- be quiet
- constancy
- defend
- devotion
- divide
- encourage
- facilitate
- faithfulness
- fidelity
- forthrightness
- forward
- frankness
- go along
- guard
- harmony
- help
- hide
- honesty
- honor
- keep secret
- love
- loyalty
- naivety
- openness
- part
- protect
- remain
- separate
- sincerity
- stay
- support
- tell truth
- trustworthiness
- truth
- truthfulness
- unmix
- uprightness
Definition of stab in back
Origin :- late 14c., first attested in Scottish English, apparently a dialectal variant of Scottish stob "to pierce, stab," of uncertain origin, perhaps a variant of stub (n.) "stake, nail." Figurative use, of emotions, etc., is from 1590s. Related: Stabbed; stabbing.
- As in treachery : noun disloyalty, dishonesty
- As in perfidy : noun treachery
- As in treacherousness : noun treachery
- As in duplicity : noun deception
- As in guile : noun slyness, cleverness
- As in sell/sell out : verb betray
- As in stab in the back : verb attack unsuspecting person
- As in betray : verb be disloyal
- As in sell out : verb betray principles
- As in cross : verb betray, hinder
- As in double-cross : verb to deceive or betray someone
Synonyms for stab in back
- abandon
- artfulness
- artifice
- backstab
- backtalk
- be disloyal
- be unfaithful
- beguile
- betray
- betrayal
- bite the hand that feeds you
- block
- blow the whistle
- bluff
- bollix
- break faith
- break promise
- break trust
- break with
- buck
- bunco
- bunk
- cheat
- chicanery
- commit treason
- con
- corruption
- crab
- craft
- craftiness
- cramp
- crimp
- cross
- cunning
- deceit
- deceive
- deception
- defraud
- deliver up
- delude
- deny
- desert
- dirty dealing
- dirty pool
- dirty trick
- dirty work
- disaffection
- disappoint
- dishonesty
- dissemblance
- dissimulation
- dodge
- double deal
- double-cross
- double-dealing
- doublecross
- dualism
- duality
- dupe
- duplicity
- fail
- faithlessness
- fake
- falsehood
- falseness
- fast shuffle
- finger
- flimflam
- flummox
- foil
- forsake
- foul play
- foul up
- four-flush
- fraud
- frustrate
- give away
- give up
- go back on
- grift
- guile
- gyp
- have bone to pick
- hoodwink
- humbug
- hypocrisy
- illude
- impede
- infidelity
- inform against
- inform on
- interfere
- jilt
- jive
- Judas kiss
- juggle
- knife
- knock props out
- let down
- louse up
- mislead
- obstruct
- one-upmanship
- oppose
- perfidiousness
- perfidy
- play false
- play Judas
- put-on
- racket
- rat
- rat on
- recreancy
- resist
- run-around
- ruse
- scam
- seduce
- sell
- sell down the river
- sell one's soul
- sell out
- sellout
- sharp practice
- shell game
- skin game
- skullduggery
- snafu
- split
- spoof
- stab in back
- stab in the back
- stonewall
- stump
- stymie
- surrender
- sweet talk
- swindle
- take in
- take on
- take wind out of sails
- thwart
- treacherousness
- treachery
- treason
- trick
- trickery
- trickiness
- turn in
- turn informer
- turn state's evidence
- turn traitor
- two-facedness
- two-time
- two-timing
- twoness
- violate
- walk out on
- whitewash
- wiliness
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