traitorous

1. 1.

   having the character of, or characteristic of, a traitor

   “the faithless Benedict Arnold”

   “a lying traitorous insurrectionist”

   Synonymsfaithlessunfaithfultreasonabletreasonous

   Similardisloyal

Questions about traitorous

What does traitorous mean?

traitorous means "having the character of, or characteristic of, a traitor".

How many syllables are in traitorous?

traitorous has 3 syllables: trai-to-rous. The stress falls on "trai". In IPA it is /ˈtɹeɪtɚəs/.

What is another word for traitorous?

Close synonyms include faithless, unfaithful, treasonable, treasonous. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is traitorous a common word?

traitorous is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.