faithless
adjective
faith·less ˈfāth-ləs 
1
: not true to allegiance or duty : treacherous, disloyal
a faithless servant
2
: not to be relied on : untrustworthy
a faithless tool
faithlessly adverb
faithlessness noun
Synonyms
- disloyal
- false
- fickle
- inconstant
- perfidious
- recreant
- traitorous
- treacherous
- unfaithful
- untrue
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Example Sentences
faithless friends who deserted him in his time of need
Recent Examples on the Web Through it all, forgiveness is given by the Countess Almaviva to her faithless husband in a seemingly impossible number of ways, making this the ultimate woman’s revenge in opera. 
Los Angeles Times, 16 Aug. 2021 The Exorcist — The gold standard of horror distills the battle between good and evil down to its bare essence, a child possessed and faithless priest, maybe right next door. Mark Hughes, Forbes, 29 Oct. 2021 Following the ten faithless votes in 2016, more states adopted laws that prevent this. Fortune, 30 Nov. 2020 The objection to the faithless elector was rejected by both chambers. Nicholas Wu, USA TODAY, 6 Jan. 2021 FairVote found that since the founding of the Electoral College, there have been 167 faithless electors. Caroline Linton, CBS News, 15 Dec. 2020 In the 2016 presidential election, Donald Trump had two faithless electors both in the state of Texas: one vote went for Ron Paul and one went for John Kasich. Siraj Hashmi, Washington Examiner, 14 Dec. 2020 The seven faithless electors in 2016 made up the largest number of electors voting contrary to their party’s winner in over a century. Elizabeth Thompson, Dallas News, 3 Dec. 2020 However, most states have laws which nullify the votes of faithless electors, and there are not expected to be enough to alter the outcome of the election. Grace Segers, CBS News, 8 Dec. 2020 See More
Los Angeles Times, 16 Aug. 2021 The Exorcist — The gold standard of horror distills the battle between good and evil down to its bare essence, a child possessed and faithless priest, maybe right next door. Mark Hughes, Forbes, 29 Oct. 2021 Following the ten faithless votes in 2016, more states adopted laws that prevent this. Fortune, 30 Nov. 2020 The objection to the faithless elector was rejected by both chambers. Nicholas Wu, USA TODAY, 6 Jan. 2021 FairVote found that since the founding of the Electoral College, there have been 167 faithless electors. Caroline Linton, CBS News, 15 Dec. 2020 In the 2016 presidential election, Donald Trump had two faithless electors both in the state of Texas: one vote went for Ron Paul and one went for John Kasich. Siraj Hashmi, Washington Examiner, 14 Dec. 2020 The seven faithless electors in 2016 made up the largest number of electors voting contrary to their party’s winner in over a century. Elizabeth Thompson, Dallas News, 3 Dec. 2020 However, most states have laws which nullify the votes of faithless electors, and there are not expected to be enough to alter the outcome of the election. Grace Segers, CBS News, 8 Dec. 2020 See More Word History
Etymology
Middle English feithles, from feith faith entry 1 + -les -less
First Known Use
14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Phrases Containing faithless
Kids Definition
faithless
adjective
faith·less ˈfāth-ləs
: not worthy of trust : disloyal
faithlessness
noun
1
as in infidelity
lack of faithfulness especially to one's husband or wife a wife who long ago became resigned to the chronic faithlessness of her husband Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- infidelity
- adultery
- betrayal
- disloyalty
- unfaithfulness
- perfidy
- perfidiousness
- inconstancy
- treachery
- falseness
- duplicity
- falsity
- deception
- deceit
- lying
- treason
- double-dealing
- sellout
- double cross
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- faith
- faithfulness
- loyalty
- fidelity
- devotion
- allegiance
- constancy
- fealty
- steadfastness
- devotedness
- reliability
- staunchness
- dependability
- honesty
- trustworthiness
2
as in betrayal
the act or fact of violating the trust or confidence of another the former butler's mercenary faithlessness shocked and offended the royal family Synonyms & Similar Words
- betrayal
- treachery
- treason
- infidelity
- unfaithfulness
- disloyalty
- perfidy
- deception
- falseness
- abandonment
- deceit
- backstabbing
- lying
- falsity
- sellout
- double cross
- desertion
- duplicity
- business
- two-timing
- fraud
- guile
- two-facedness
- trickery
- informing
- double-dealing
- snitching
- talebearing
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- faithfulness
- loyalty
- fidelity
- allegiance
- devotion
- steadfastness
- fealty
- reliability
- trustworthiness
- staunchness
- dependability
- defense
- protection
- shield
- safeguard