faithless

Word parts

faith + -less

Adjective

Positive faithless

Comparative none

Superlative none

1. A faithless person is someone who does not keep promises and can't be trusted.
   • Antonym: faithful

   He was faithless to his friends and lied to them.

   The faithless soldier deserted his post during the battle.

2. A faithless person is someone who lacks faith (religion).

   The faithless man did not attend any religious services.

   In the story, the faithless villagers were punished by the gods.

Related words

• faith