Synonyms and Antonyms for Defection

Following is a list of 150 synonym words and phrases that are related to defection:

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4 Letter Words

loss

5 Letter Words

party

6 Letter Words

escapeflightdefectdemiseexodusrevoltschismmutinyinroadousterdefeat

7 Letter Words

dropoutfailureperfidyfalloutbreakupscandalabsenceousting

8 Letter Words

apostasydefectorescapingdrop-outdefecteddownfallbetrayaleventualdisunityupheavalsabotagebacklashweaknessimminent

9 Letter Words

desertionsurrenderjailbreakattritionresigningdefectingdefectorsemergenceimplosionimpendingdepartureduplicitycollusionexpulsiondisfavouroutgrowthincursionrejectionrebellionruinationreticencedejectionbreakdownweakening

10 Letter Words

disloyaltydesertionsinevitableoppositionconsequentdissensiondiscontentdetachmentcomplicitydisastrousdissidenceficklenessbanishmentinducementinsurgencediminutioncorruption

11 Letter Words

abandonmentresignationconsequencereemergencemisalliancerepudiationdisbandmentdisillusiondislocationopportunismdisinterestunreadinessunhappinessignominiousmisbehaviordissolutionmishandlingambivalencepossibilitydegradationunorthodoxyretaliation

12 Letter Words

renunciationdisaffectionunpopularitydiscomfiturefactionalismreappearancefactionalistirregularityindifferencecapitulationreshufflingsretrenchmententrenchmentacquiescencepostponement

13 Letter Words

fractiousnessdisappearanceinevitabilityunreliabilityfaithlessnessinconsequenceinflexibilityerroneousnessdisengagementfragmentation

14 Letter Words

disintegrationdisenchantmentdemoralizationdemoralisationdisgruntlementineffectualityunfaithfulnessdisappointmentdisaffiliationnoncooperationdisassociationcapriciousnessperfidiousness

15 Letter Words

dissatisfactiondisillusionmentcounterreactionineffectivenessunprofitabilityineffectualnessobstructivenesscannibalisationwrongheadedness

16 Letter Words

factionalizationunscrupulousnessuncharacteristic

17 Letter Words

fractionalizationuncooperativeness

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