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Thesaurus: unfaithful

Not faithful; not observant of promises, vows, allegiance, or duty; violating trust or confidence; treacherous; perfidious; as, an unfaithful subject; an unfaithful agent or servant.

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  1. a. Not faithful; not observant of promises, vows, allegiance, or duty; violating trust or confidence; treacherous; perfidious; as, an unfaithful subject; an unfaithful agent or servant.
  2. a. Not possessing faith; infidel.
  3. adj. not true to duty or obligation or promises
  4. adj. having sexual relations with someone other than your husband or wife, or your boyfriend or girlfriend
  5. adj. having the character of, or characteristic of, a traitor
  6. adj. not trustworthy
  7. 1. Not faithful; not observant of promises, vows, allegiance, or duty; violating trust or confidence; treacherous; perfidious; as, an unfaithful subject; an unfaithful agent or servant. My feet, through wine, unfaithful to their weight. Pope. His honor rooted in dishonor stood, And faith unfaithful kept him falsely true. Tennyson. 2. Not possessing faith; infidel. [R.] Milton. -- Un*faith"ful*ly, adv. -- Un*faith"ful*ness, n.
  8. j:100 a. not true to duty or obligation or promises a. having sexual relations with someone other than your husband or wife, or your boyfriend or girlfriend s. not trustworthy