double-deal
Betray both sides
To double-deal is to act deceitfully toward two or more parties, typically by pretending loyalty to each while secretly betraying one or both: He was double-dealing his business partners while negotiating with their competitors.
The noun double-dealing describes such treacherous behavior.
A double-dealer is someone who makes a practice of it.
Betray someone's trust
- treacheryDeliberate violation of trust
- selloutCompromiser of integrity
- turncoatOne who betrays allegiance
- JudasArchetypal betrayer name
two-faced · stab in the back · perfidy · disloyalty · treason · defection · renegade · quisling
Deception for financial gain
- conArgument against
- scamDishonest money-making scheme
- defraudObtain through deceit
- bilkDefraud of payment
grift · embezzlement · flimflam · counterfeit · forgery · hoax · fraudster · fakery
Cause false belief
- misleadCause false belief
- hoodwinkTrick into false belief
- bamboozleDeceive through cunning
- dupeDeceive or victim
trick · subterfuge · guile · artifice · chicanery · dissemble · feign · disingenuous
Secretly cooperate in wrongdoing
- conspirePlot secretly with others
- plotStoryline or land parcel
- intrigueSecret plotting or fascination
- colludeSecretly cooperate to deceive
machination · underhanded · manipulate · maneuver · calculating · cunning · wily · crafty
backstab
Betray someone's trust
- treacheryDeliberate violation of trust
- selloutCompromiser of integrity
- turncoatOne who betrays allegiance
Judas · two-faced · stab in the back · perfidy · disloyalty · treason · defection · renegade · quisling · betrayer
swindle
Deception for financial gain
bilk · grift · embezzlement · flimflam · counterfeit · forgery · hoax · fraudster · fakery · phony
deceive
Cause false belief
dupe · trick · subterfuge · guile · artifice · chicanery · dissemble · feign · disingenuous · cozen
connive
Secretly cooperate in wrongdoing
collude · machination · underhanded · manipulate · maneuver · calculating · cunning · wily · crafty · devious
double-dealplay fair
Act honestly in competition
play it straight · be honest · play by the rules · level with · come clean
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