two-faced
Americanadjective
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having two faces.
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deceitful or hypocritical.
- Synonyms:
- false, dishonest, devious, treacherous
adjective
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of two-faced
First recorded in 1610–20
Example Sentences
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“The Palm House” is hard on perceived sellouts, such as Edmund’s commercially minded boss and an oddly two-faced TV producer who briefly enters Laura’s orbit.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 17, 2026
Or, “Jerry Basmati is two-faced, like that ‘Batman’ villain, the Joker.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 23, 2026
Love her or hate her, Woodburn called a spade a spade in a celebrity world where being two-faced is arguably a survival technique.
From BBC ● Jun. 17, 2025
And we talked a little bit about Sharako's perception of the people of Westeros and this two-faced doctrine, right?
From Salon ● Aug. 8, 2024
Both now understood that fame was a two-faced monster.
From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock
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