BETRAYS Synonyms: 109 Similar and Opposite Words

betrays

verb

present tense third-person singular of betray

as in crosses

to be unfaithful or disloyal to childhood friends of movie stars often betray them by telling their secrets to the supermarket tabloids

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as in reveals

to make known (something abstract) through outward signs his face betrayed his exasperation with his nosy neighbor

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as in tempts

to lead away from a usual or proper course by offering some pleasure or advantage she was betrayed by a false show of friendship into covering up the crime

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Recent Examples of betrays Daeron betrays Ormund after being officially knighted by him earlier in the episode, and the two never get a proper goodbye. — Matt Minton, Variety, 10 Aug. 2026 People don’t do what they’re supposed to, or someone betrays someone else for money or power or spite, or maybe a dragon just disobeys its rider and decides to murder a prince. — Brian Grubb, Vulture, 10 Aug. 2026 Yes, Lyssa withdraws her nomination for Surgeon General, her husband betrays her, and her oncologist best friend, Judith, throws herself into the Potomac during a Tashlich service. — Rhoda Feng, New Yorker, 31 July 2026 And there's a saying in America, if someone betrays you, you've been sold down the river. — Dana Taylor, USA Today, 3 July 2026 The anxiety that expanding representation will displace Lincoln or Washington betrays a curious fragility. — The Atlantic, 16 June 2026 The Ghoul betrays Lucy during the journey, but does, eventually redeem himself, somewhat. — The Deadline Team, Deadline, 10 June 2026 Much contemporary anti-glamour sentiment betrays a strain of misogyny, even when wielded by women of good intent. — Eileen G'sell, The Conversation, 8 June 2026 This seemingly innocent proposal betrays how little some politicians think of American seniors. — Editorial Board, Washington Post, 24 May 2026

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Once the inventory crosses that hard threshold, the law explicitly prohibits these routine limited drawdowns.

— Siddharth Misra, Fortune, 25 Aug. 2026
Pluto fails at this because its orbit actually crosses Neptune's, and it's accompanied by other Kuiper belt objects in neighboring orbits.

— Keith Cooper, Space.com, 24 Aug. 2026

Definition of crosses

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Powers tells us how Tehran, Under the Skin, a world premiere documentary directed by Afsaneh Salari, reveals a fascinating reality about contemporary Iranian society.

— Matthew Carey, Deadline, 25 Aug. 2026
Surrogacy agreements can include provisions addressing what happens if prenatal testing reveals a serious fetal abnormality, but those provisions do not necessarily give intended parents the power to force a surrogate to terminate a pregnancy.

— Brandi D. Addison, USA Today, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of reveals

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While Sal tempts Sessa’s Bourdain with drugs, thievery and more bad behavior.

— Laurie Ochoa, Los Angeles Times, 11 Aug. 2026
The slight dogleg to the right tempts players to take an aggressive line off the tee, but an expansive waste bunker guards the shortcut and punishes any miscalculation.

— Jeff Goudy, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026

Definition of tempts

Verb

But this status must have condemned her to a relentless cycle of literary festivals, given that her new semi-autobiographical novel displays a microscopic interest in their inner workings.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 27 Aug. 2026
Image and Video Capture As a Chrome extension, Droplr displays an unobtrusive window in your browser's corner with all your screen capture options.

— Jordan Minor, PC Magazine, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of displays

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The eight-episode series, written by Peter Ocko, follows a giant tech conglomerate that persuades the city to place a powerful robot on its police force – a robot implanted with the consciousness of a beloved fallen officer, Alex Murphy (Stevens).

— Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 28 Aug. 2026
Nia then persuades Tefa to join her in smuggling cell phones into the regional prison.

— Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of persuades

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IonQ’s partnership with Sandia National Laboratories also demonstrates its increasing national-security relevance.

— Chuck Brooks, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2026
The research also demonstrates the JWST is more than capable of studying the dispersal of gas and dust around individual infant stars.

— Robert Lea, Space.com, 27 Aug. 2026

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