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treachery vs knavery

knavery vs treachery

treachery and knavery both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
treachery Yes No No No
knavery Yes No No No
As nouns, knavery is a hypernym of treachery; that is, knavery is a word with a broader meaning than treachery:
  • treachery: an act of deliberate betrayal
  • knavery: lack of honesty; acts of lying or cheating or stealing
Other hypernyms of treachery include dishonesty.
treachery (noun) knavery (noun)
an act of deliberate betrayal lack of honesty; acts of lying or cheating or stealing
betrayal of a trust
Difference between treachery and knavery

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