Judas kiss

NOUN

betrayal

Synonyms

STRONGEST

deception dishonesty sellout treachery treason

STRONG

double-crossing double-dealing duplicity falseness giveaway perfidy trickery unfaithfulness

WEAK

let-down

Antonyms

STRONGEST

devotion faithfulness fidelity frankness honesty loyalty openness truthfulness

STRONG

forthrightness

WEAK

protection quiet secret support

NOUN

duplicity

Synonyms

STRONGEST

artifice chicanery deceit dishonesty falsehood hypocrisy

STRONG

cunning dissimulation double-dealing dualism duality faithlessness fraud guile one-upmanship perfidiousness perfidy skullduggery treachery

WEAK

dirty dealing dirty pool dirty trick dirty work dissemblance stab in back treacherousness two-facedness twoness

Antonyms

STRONGEST

forthrightness frankness honesty openness sincerity truth truthfulness

STRONG

constancy faithfulness loyalty

WEAK

trustworthiness

NOUN

sellout

Synonyms

STRONGEST

giveaway

STRONG

deception dishonesty double-crossing double-dealing duplicity falseness perfidy treachery treason trickery unfaithfulness

WEAK

double cross let-down

Antonyms

STRONG

devotion faithfulness fidelity forthrightness frankness honesty loyalty openness trustworthiness truthfulness

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But we’ve never seen one like this before: A Judas kiss that went straight to the heart and shattered their deepest convictions.

From Salon • Jul. 14, 2025

The Death of the Messiah deals with many matters central to the Christian faith, as well as iconic motifs such as the Judas kiss and Pilate's washing his hands.

From Time Magazine Archive

Will you take his best and give him the Judas kiss in return?

From Still Jim by Morrow, Honoré

The Judas kiss is not to be surpassed in human detestation.

From We Can't Have Everything by Hughes, Rupert

It was all planned in advance—the lady's part to smear the powder on Carlsons' lapel, a sort of Judas kiss.

From Hooded Detective, Volume III No. 2, January, 1942 by Various

Judas kiss

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