betrayable

Capable of treachery

Betrayable describes something or someone capable of being betrayed.

A trust is betrayable when someone could violate it; a person is betrayable when vulnerable to disloyalty: She realized too late how betrayable her confidence had been.

The word emphasizes susceptibility to treachery rather than the act itself.

treachery

backstabber

Disloyal pretend ally

treason · infidelity · defection · sellout · Judas · turncoat · renegade · snake · deceiver · two-faced

vulnerability

exposed

Out in open

unguarded · open · helpless · accessible · assailable · trusting · unsuspecting · innocent · unwary · credulous

trust

confidence

Self-assurance or trust

dependence · vulnerability · openness · naivety · gullibility · credence · assurance · expectation · hope · intimacy

loyalty

allegiance

Loyalty owed to authority

steadfastness · commitment · dedication · bond · solidarity · brotherhood · sisterhood · camaraderie · comradeship · partnership

Opposites
vulnerability to betrayal

betrayableunbetrayable

Incapable of being betrayed

invulnerable · inviolable · protected · untouchable · secure

inherent trustworthiness

betrayableloyal

Firm in allegiance

trustworthy · reliable · faithful · steadfast · dependable

Family

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Used worldwide · Timeless · Abstract · Negative · Everyday, not technical · Rated PG