double-cross
Deceive your ally
To double-cross is to betray someone who trusted you, especially after agreeing to cooperate with them: He double-crossed his partners and kept all the money.
The noun double-cross is such a betrayal.
The word suggests deliberate treachery—pretending loyalty while planning to deceive.
One who betrays allegiance
- treacheryDeliberate violation of trust
- backstabBetray someone's trust
- selloutCompromiser of integrity
- JudasArchetypal betrayer name
turncoat · perfidy · disloyalty · deceiver · two-timer · betrayer · defector · quisling
Deliberate misleading of others
- duplicityDeliberate misleading behavior
- trickeryDeliberate deception or fraud
- swindleDeception for financial gain
- conArgument against
scam · fraud · hoax · cheat · guile · chicanery · dishonesty · lies
Calculated strategy, often secretive
- plotStoryline or land parcel
- collusionFraudulent secret cooperation
- intrigueSecret plotting or fascination
- machinationCrafty scheming, often hostile
setup · sting · entrapment · connivance · complicity · cabal · stratagem · ploy
Covert information gatherer
- moleSubterranean insectivore
- agentOne who acts independently
- counterintelligenceDefense against enemy espionage
- defectionAbandoning one's loyalty
infiltration · clandestine · covert · intelligence · turncoat · sleeper agent · handler · asset
traitor
One who betrays allegiance
Judas · turncoat · perfidy · disloyalty · deceiver · two-timer · betrayer · defector · quisling · informant
deceit
Deliberate misleading of others
- duplicityDeliberate misleading behavior
- trickeryDeliberate deception or fraud
- swindleDeception for financial gain
con · scam · fraud · hoax · cheat · guile · chicanery · dishonesty · lies · manipulation
scheme
Calculated strategy, often secretive
- plotStoryline or land parcel
- collusionFraudulent secret cooperation
- intrigueSecret plotting or fascination
machination · setup · sting · entrapment · connivance · complicity · cabal · stratagem · ploy · gambit
spy
Covert information gatherer
- moleSubterranean insectivore
- agentOne who acts independently
- counterintelligenceDefense against enemy espionage
defection · infiltration · clandestine · covert · intelligence · turncoat · sleeper agent · handler · asset · classified
- deceptionlie, lies, lying, fake, fraud
- betrayalbackstab, betray, betrayal, traitor, backstabber
- cunningcunning, craftiness, crafty, guile, slyness
- dirty trickscheating, lying, deceit, trickery, deception
- plot twistsplot twist, twist ending, surprise ending, unexpected turn, final reveal
- soap opera plotsbetrayal, jealousy, secret romance, love triangle, secret affair
double-crossloyalty
Faithful commitment to another
faithfulness · fidelity · stand by · keep faith · have someone's back
double-crossplay fair
Act honestly in competition
good faith · fair dealing · candor · transparency · keep one's word