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
She’d be seen by voters everywhere as two-faced.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 15, 2024
Fernando Alonso, whose mutual respect with Verstappen has been obvious for years, dismissed the Dutchman's claim Russell was two-faced.
From BBC • Dec. 6, 2024
Moments before issuing the sentence, Kaplan brought up a November 2022 press interview with Bankman-Fried as evidence of Bankman-Fried being two-faced.
From Slate • Mar. 28, 2024
They would flip a coin, heads or tails, and hope the two-faced god would guide them well.
From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan
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