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Deceitful vs Treacherous - What's the difference?

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Deceitful is a related term of treacherous.


As adjectives the difference between deceitful and treacherous

is that deceitful is deliberately misleading or cheating while treacherous is exhibiting treachery.

deceitful

English

Alternative forms

* deceiptful (obsolete) * deceiptfull (obsolete) * deceitfull (archaic)

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • deliberately misleading or cheating
  • deceptive in multiple ways

    • Synonyms

    * See also

    treacherous

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Exhibiting treachery.
  • Deceitful; inclined to betray.
  • Unreliable; dangerous.
    • a treacherous mountain trail

    Antonyms

    * (exhibiting treachery) loyal

    Related terms

    * treacher * treachery * trick * trickster * tricky

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