two-faced

two-faced
I
(New American Roget's College Thesaurus)
adj. hypocritical, deceitful, double-dealing; faithless, false. See falsehood, deception.
II
(Roget's IV) modif.
Syn. deceitful, caviling, treacherous, Janus-faced; see false 1 , hypocritical .
III
(Roget's 3 Superthesaurus) a.
deceitful, insincere, double-dealing, treacherous, Janus-faced, hypocritical, disingenuous, dishonest, backstabbing, disloyal.
ANT.: loyal, *real, honest, sincere
IV
(Roget's Thesaurus II) adjective 1. Of or practicing hypocrisy: hypocritical, Pecksniffian, pharisaic, pharisaical, phony, sanctimonious. See HONEST. 2. Being or acting so as to conceal one's real intentions: double, double-dealing, double-faced. See HONEST.

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