quisling

The word “quisling” has 2 syllables: quis-ling

It's pronounced as /ˈkwɪzlɪŋ/


What is synonym and antonym for quisling?

In the thesaurus, “quisling” has 47 synonyms.

Here are synonyms for quisling along with examples of usage in sentences.


Synonyms for quisling

  • Judas
  • accommodationist
  • apostate
  • back-stabber
  • backstabber
  • betrayer
  • blabbermouth
  • coconspirator
  • collaborationist
  • collaborator
  • colluder
  • conspirator
  • defector
  • deserter
  • double-crosser
  • double-dealer
  • gossip
  • gossiper
  • gossipmonger
  • informant
  • informer
  • intriguer
  • plotter
  • rat
  • recreant
  • renegade
  • rumormonger
  • schemer
  • sellout
  • serpent
  • snake
  • snake in the grass
  • snitch
  • snitcher
  • squealer
  • stool pigeon
  • subversive
  • subverter
  • sympathizer
  • talebearer
  • talker
  • tattler
  • tattletale
  • telltale
  • traitor
  • turncoat
  • two-timer

Meanings of quisling

  • noun
    1. A traitor who collaborates with the enemy.

Example Sentences

  • The traitor was labeled a quisling for collaborating with the enemy during the war.
  • His reputation was tarnished forever after he was revealed to be a quisling who betrayed his own people.
  • History books often depict Vidkun Quisling as the epitome of a quisling for his collaboration with the Nazis during World War II.
  • The nation condemned the politician as a quisling for selling out his country's interests for personal gain.
  • Even decades later, his name is synonymous with betrayal and quisling behavior.

On this page you'll find 47 synonyms or another words to quisling, such as: Judas, accommodationist, apostate, back-stabber, backstabber, betrayer, blabbermouth.

Make sure to choose synonyms and antonyms that are appropriate for the context of the sentence.

Related Words

abandoner

  • apostate
  • backslider
  • betrayer
  • come-outer
  • defector
  • defier
  • deserter
  • discontent
  • dissident
  • double-crosser
  • dropout
  • escapee
  • exile
  • forsaker
  • fugitive
  • heretic
  • iconoclast
  • insurgent
  • insurrectionary
  • insurrectionist
  • leaver
  • malcontent
  • mutineer
  • outlaw
  • quisling
  • rebel
  • recreant
  • recusant
  • red
  • refugee
  • refusenik
  • refuser
  • refusnik
  • renegade
  • revolter
  • revolutionary
  • revolutionist
  • revolutionizer
  • schismatic
  • snake
  • snake in the grass
  • tergiversator
  • traitor
  • traitoress
  • traitress
  • turnabout
  • turncoat

abandoners

  • apostates
  • betrayers
  • come-outers
  • defectors
  • defiers
  • deserters
  • discontents
  • double-crossers
  • dropouts
  • insurgents
  • insurrectionaries
  • insurrectionists
  • leavers
  • malcontents
  • mutineers
  • quislings
  • rebels
  • recreants
  • recusants
  • reds
  • refuseniks
  • refusers
  • refusniks
  • renegades
  • revolters
  • revolutionaries
  • revolutionists
  • revolutionizers
  • traitoresses
  • traitors
  • traitresses
  • turnabouts
  • turncoats

accommodationist

  • Judas
  • apostate
  • backstabber
  • betrayer
  • blabbermouth
  • centrist
  • coconspirator
  • collaborationist
  • collaborator
  • compromiser
  • conspirator
  • defector
  • deserter
  • double-crosser
  • double-dealer
  • gossip
  • gossiper
  • gossipmonger
  • informant
  • informer
  • intriguer
  • middle-of-the-roader
  • moderate
  • plotter
  • progressive
  • quisling
  • rat
  • recreant
  • reformer
  • renegade
  • rumormonger
  • schemer
  • sellout
  • serpent
  • snake
  • snitch
  • snitcher
  • squealer
  • stool pigeon
  • subversive
  • subverter
  • talebearer
  • talker
  • tattler
  • tattletale
  • telltale
  • traitor
  • turncoat

accommodationists

  • Judases
  • apostates
  • backstabbers
  • betrayers
  • blabbermouths
  • centrists
  • co-conspirators
  • coconspirators
  • collaborationists
  • collaborators
  • compromisers
  • conspirators
  • defectors
  • deserters
  • double-crossers
  • double-dealers
  • gossipers
  • gossipmongers
  • gossips
  • informants
  • informers
  • intriguers
  • middle-of-the-roaders
  • moderates
  • plotters
  • progressives
  • quislings
  • rats
  • recreants
  • reformers
  • renegades
  • rumormongers
  • schemers
  • sellouts
  • serpents
  • snakes
  • snitchers
  • snitches
  • squealers
  • stool pigeons
  • subversives
  • subverters
  • talebearers
  • talkers
  • tattlers
  • tattletales
  • telltales
  • traitors
  • turncoats

backslider

  • AWOL
  • Benedict Arnold
  • Judas
  • abandoner
  • absconder
  • actor
  • ame damnee
  • apostate
  • attitudinizer
  • back-stabber
  • bankrupt
  • betrayer
  • bigot
  • blackguard
  • bluffer
  • cad
  • casuist
  • charlatan
  • cheat
  • con artist
  • conspirator
  • criminal
  • crook
  • debauchee
  • debaucher
  • decadent
  • deceiver
  • decoy
  • defector
  • degenerate
  • delinquent
  • derelict
  • deserter
  • deviate
  • dissembler
  • dissenter
  • dissident
  • dissimulator
  • double-crosser
  • escapee
  • escaper
  • exile
  • fake
  • faker
  • fink
  • forsaker
  • four-flusher
  • fraud
  • fugitive
  • heel
  • heretic
  • hooky player
  • humbug
  • hypocrite
  • iconoclast
  • impostor
  • incorrigible
  • informer
  • insurgent
  • intriguer
  • knave
  • lawbreaker
  • lecher
  • libertine
  • lip server
  • lost sheep
  • lost soul
  • malingerer
  • masquerader
  • miscreant
  • mountebank
  • mutineer
  • no-show
  • nonconformist
  • outlaw
  • perv
  • pervert
  • pharisee
  • phony
  • playactor
  • playboy
  • playgirl
  • poser
  • pretender
  • profligate
  • quack
  • quisling
  • rake
  • rakehell
  • rascal
  • rat
  • rebel
  • recidivist
  • recreant
  • refugee
  • renegade
  • reprobate
  • rip
  • rogue
  • runaway
  • satyr
  • schismatic
  • scoundrel
  • smoothie
  • snake
  • snake in the grass
  • sneak
  • snitch
  • snitcher
  • sophist
  • spy
  • squealer
  • stool pigeon
  • swindler
  • tattletale
  • tergiversator
  • traducer
  • traitor
  • treasonist
  • trickster
  • truant
  • turnabout
  • turncoat
  • two-face
  • two-timer
  • villain
  • whistle-blower
  • wolf

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