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false (disloyal), regressive, undependable, unreliable, untrustworthy
Burton's Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006
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Tergiversation — Ter gi*ver*sa tion, n. [L. tergiversario: cf. F. tergiversation.] 1. The act of tergiversating; a shifting; shift; subterfuge; evasion. [1913 Webster] Writing is to be preferred before verbal conferences, as being freer from passions and… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
tergiversate — tergiversation, n. tergiversator, tergiversant /terr ji verr seuhnt/, n. tergiversatory /terr ji verr seuh tawr ee, tohr ee/, adj. /terr ji veuhr sayt /, v.i., tergiversated, tergiversating. 1. to change repeatedly one s attitude or opinions with … Universalium
false — adj 1: not genuine, authentic, or legitimate compare counterfeit 2 a: not true or correct; esp: intentionally or knowingly untrue or incorrect injured by false accusations b: intended to mislead or deceive: decept … Law dictionary
regressive — I adjective atavistic, backsliding, backward, decadent, degenerate, ill advised, lapsing, on the decline, receding, recessive, recidivistic, recidivous, refluent, relapsing, retrocedent, retrograde, retrogressive, reverse, reversed, reversional,… … Law dictionary
undefendable — adjective capricious, careless, changeable, deceitful, dishonest, double dealing, erratic, fickle, fluctuating, frivolous, inconstant, irresponsible, mercurial, open to error, perfidious, shifty, slippery, tergiversating, timeserving, treacherous … Law dictionary
unreliable — I adjective capricious, changeful, deceitful, faithless, fallible, false, fickle, inconstant, insecure, irresponsible, perfidious, precarious, shifty, tergiversating, treacherous, two faced, undependable, unpredictable, unsound, unstable,… … Law dictionary
untrustworthy — I adjective capricious, changeable, conniving, deceitful, deceptive, dishonest, dishonorable, disloyal, double dealing, faithless, fallible, false, fickle, fly by night, fraudulent, frivolous, illusive, inconstant, insecure, insidious,… … Law dictionary
about face — Synonyms and related words: about turn, accommodation, adaptation, adjustment, afterthoughts, alchemy, alteration, amelioration, apostasy, assimilation, assumption, back track, back trail, backing, backing off, backing out, backing up,… … Moby Thesaurus
afterthought — Synonyms and related words: PS, Parthian shot, about face, addendum, afterthoughts, appendix, back matter, better thoughts, bind, block, blockage, bureaucratic delay, change of mind, chorus, coda, codicil, colophon, conclusion, consequence,… … Moby Thesaurus
apostate — Synonyms and related words: Sabbath breaker, atheist, atheistic, backslider, backsliding, blasphemer, blasphemous, bolter, collaborationist, collaborative, collaborator, convert, defector, degenerate, demurrer, deserter, disloyal, dissenter,… … Moby Thesaurus
