false-hearted
Pretending to care
False-hearted means treacherous or disloyal, especially in matters of love or friendship.
The term is literary and old-fashioned, suggesting betrayal by someone who feigned affection or allegiance: a false-hearted lover, false-hearted friends who abandoned him in crisis.
It implies not just disloyalty but deception—a heart that was never true.
Inclined to mislead others
- duplicitousDeliberately deceptive in nature
- dishonestInclined to deceive
- guilefulInclined toward deception
- cunningSly, scheming cleverness
wily · crafty · sly · underhanded · sneaky · scheming · fraudulent · misleading
Disloyal and dangerous
- faithlessUntrustworthy, lacking loyalty
- unfaithfulBetraying a partner's trust
- perfidiousDeliberately breaking faith
- traitorousGuilty of betrayal
backstabbing · two-faced · inconstant · fickle · untrustworthy · double-crossing · betraying · recreant
Feigning beliefs one lacks
- disingenuousFeigning ignorance or innocence
- hollowEmpty within
- feignedFalsely displayed or simulated
- pretendedActed falsely
affected · phony · artificial · fake · sham · empty · mealy-mouthed · unctuous
deceitful
Inclined to mislead others
- duplicitousDeliberately deceptive in nature
- dishonestInclined to deceive
- guilefulInclined toward deception
cunning · wily · crafty · sly · underhanded · sneaky · scheming · fraudulent · misleading · lying
treacherous
Disloyal and dangerous
- faithlessUntrustworthy, lacking loyalty
- unfaithfulBetraying a partner's trust
- perfidiousDeliberately breaking faith
traitorous · backstabbing · two-faced · inconstant · fickle · untrustworthy · double-crossing · betraying · recreant · treasonous
hypocritical
Feigning beliefs one lacks
- disingenuousFeigning ignorance or innocence
- hollowEmpty within
- feignedFalsely displayed or simulated
pretended · affected · phony · artificial · fake · sham · empty · mealy-mouthed · unctuous · glib
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