two-faced
Saying one thing...
Two-faced describes someone who presents different personas to different people—friendly to your face, critical behind your back.
The term implies deliberate deception rather than mere inconsistency: She's two-faced; she praised my work in the meeting then told the boss it was garbage.
A two-faced person cannot be trusted.
Inclined to mislead others
- double-dealingDeceptive practice of betrayal
- hypocriticalFeigning beliefs one lacks
- deceptiveCreating false impressions
- dishonestInclined to deceive
false · insincere · treacherous · underhanded · scheming · untrustworthy · lying · mendacious
One who betrays allegiance
- backstabberDisloyal pretend ally
- JudasArchetypal betrayer name
- turncoatOne who betrays allegiance
- double-crosserOne who deceives confederates
betrayer · snake · sellout · defector · quisling · fink · rat · informer
Face-worn concealment
- pretenseDeceptive outward show
- charadeAbsurd or obvious pretense
- frontForward-facing side
- veneerDecorative outer layer
disguise · act · show · persona · false face · masquerade · smokescreen · deception
Sly, scheming cleverness
- slyCleverly deceptive
- craftyCleverly deceptive
- guilefulInclined toward deception
- connivingSecretly planning wrongdoing
calculating · wily · artful · devious · shrewd · foxy · slick · smooth-talking
Feigning moral superiority
- holier-than-thouSmugly moralistic toward others
- pharisaicalHypocritically self-righteous
- self-righteousSmugly certain of correctness
- piousFaithfully devoted to worship
lip service · double standard · moralizing · cant · tartuffery · preaching · judgmental · smug
deceitful
Inclined to mislead others
- double-dealingDeceptive practice of betrayal
- hypocriticalFeigning beliefs one lacks
- deceptiveCreating false impressions
dishonest · false · insincere · treacherous · underhanded · scheming · untrustworthy · lying · mendacious · disingenuous
traitor
One who betrays allegiance
- backstabberDisloyal pretend ally
- JudasArchetypal betrayer name
- turncoatOne who betrays allegiance
double-crosser · betrayer · snake · sellout · defector · quisling · fink · rat · informer · snitch
mask
Face-worn concealment
veneer · disguise · act · show · persona · false face · masquerade · smokescreen · deception · feigned
cunning
Sly, scheming cleverness
conniving · calculating · wily · artful · devious · shrewd · foxy · slick · smooth-talking · silver-tongued
sanctimonious
Feigning moral superiority
- holier-than-thouSmugly moralistic toward others
- pharisaicalHypocritically self-righteous
- self-righteousSmugly certain of correctness
pious · lip service · double standard · moralizing · cant · tartuffery · preaching · judgmental · smug · hypocrite
- dishonestydishonesty, deceit, duplicity, lying, mendacity
- insincerityinsincerity, phoniness, fakeness, falseness, pretense
- Number Phrasesone and only, two cents, three strikes, four corners, five senses
- Untrustworthy Thingsbroken promise, fair-weather friend, snake in the grass, wolf in sheep's clothing, false prophet
- body idiomsheart of gold, heart of stone, cold heart, warm heart, soft heart
- hypocrisyhypocrisy, hypocrite, sanctimony, self-righteousness, holier than thou
two-facedsincere
Genuinely felt, not feigned
genuine · honest · authentic · candid · forthright
two-facedloyal
Firm in allegiance
trustworthy · faithful · true · steadfast · dependable