fair-weather

[fair-weth-er] / ˈfɛərˌwɛð ər /

ADJECTIVE

untrustworthy

Synonyms

STRONGEST

deceitful dishonest disloyal false irresponsible treacherous unreliable unsafe

STRONG

untrusty

WEAK

capricious conniving crooked devious dubious faithless fickle fink fly-by-night guileful questionable shady sharp shifty slippery sneaky tricky trustless two-faced two-timing unassured undependable unsure untrue

Antonyms

STRONGEST

faithful frank harmless honest loyal open reliable responsible true trustworthy truthful

WEAK

dependable

Example Sentences

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But Rocket Lab retail investors are not just fair-weather friends.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 10, 2026

Accepting differences also shows that you aren’t a fair-weather friend, she says, but someone who is going to be there if you need them.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 23, 2026

But Sunak gamely stuck it out, later commenting that he was "not a fair-weather politician" and confirming he'd be taking an umbrella on the campaign trail.

From BBC • Dec. 25, 2024

She was trapped along a fair-weather bridge, a causeway built over Coyote Creek just north of Ventura.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 15, 2023

Chup led Frightful higher and higher, to the misty bottom of a fair-weather cumulus cloud.

From "Frightful's Mountain" by Jean Craighead George

fair-weather

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