Synonyms for Janus-faced

Synonyms for (adj) Janus-faced

Synonyms: Janus-faced, two-faced

Definition: having two faces--one looking to the future and one to the past

Usage: Janus the two-faced god

Similar words: faced

Definition: having a face or facing especially of a specified kind or number; often used in combination

Usage: a neatly faced terrace


Synonyms: duplicitous, double-dealing, double-faced, double-tongued, deceitful, ambidextrous, Janus-faced, two-faced

Definition: marked by deliberate deceptiveness especially by pretending one set of feelings and acting under the influence of another

Usage: she was a deceitful scheming little thing- Israel Zangwill; a double-dealing double agent; a double-faced infernal traitor and schemer- W.M.Thackeray

Similar words: dishonest, dishonorable

Definition: deceptive or fraudulent; disposed to cheat or defraud or deceive


Synonyms: Janus-faced

Definition: having or concerned with polarities or contrasts

Usage: a Janus-faced view of history; a Janus-faced policy

Similar words: bipolar

Definition: having two poles


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