BACKSTABBED Synonyms: 24 Similar and Opposite Words

backstabbed

verb

past tense of backstab

as in betrayed

to be unfaithful or disloyal to knew what it felt like to be backstabbed by a so-called friend

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betrayed

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For my body has betrayed that my personal Room 101 must be the mid-exposure realization of having miscalculated a mutual understanding.

— Eugenie Brinkema, ARTnews.com, 17 Oct. 2026
Infuriated and betrayed, Gabe decides to exorcize his rage by partying.

— Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 16 Oct. 2026

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