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present participle of defraud.

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cheating n.
deceit n.
meanness n.
shiftiness n.
theft n.

NOUN

cheating

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deceiving deception dishonesty

Antonyms

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frankness honesty openness truthfulness

NOUN

deceit

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chicanery deception dishonesty duplicity fraud hypocrisy treachery trickery

STRONG

ambidexterity ambidextrousness artifice cheating chicane craft craftiness cunning deceitfulness dissimulation double-dealing fraudulence guile imposition pretense slyness trapping

WEAK

cozening dirty dealing dirty pool dissemblance entrapping overreaching smoke and mirrors two-facedness two-timing underhandedness

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fairness forthrightness frankness honesty openness sincerity trustworthiness truth truthfulness

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artlessness reality

WEAK

uprightness

NOUN

meanness

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belittling cheating scolding

WEAK

coveting deceiving defaming degrading dishonoring groveling grudging quarreling shaming sneaking

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WEAK

generosity nobility worthiness

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shiftiness

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ambidexterity ambidextrousness artifice cheating chicane chicanery craft craftiness cunning deceitfulness deception dishonesty dissimulation double-dealing duplicity fraud fraudulence guile hypocrisy imposition pretense slyness trapping treachery trickery

WEAK

cozening dirty dealing dirty pool dissemblance entrapping overreaching smoke and mirrors two-facedness two-timing underhandedness

Antonyms

STRONG

artlessness fairness forthrightness frankness honesty honor openness reality sincerity trustworthiness truth truthfulness

NOUN

theft

Synonyms

STRONGEST

break in burglary crime embezzlement extortion fraud heist holdup larceny looting mugging piracy robbery shoplifting thievery vandalism

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annexation appropriation caper cheating deprivation grab hustle job lift peculation pilferage pillage pinch plunder racket rapacity ripoff score snatch snitch steal stickup swindle thieving touch

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pilfering purloining robbing swindling swiping

Antonyms

STRONG

bestowal gift giving offering

WEAK

return

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Federal prosecutors have charged multiple nonprofit leaders with defrauding taxpayer funds meant to support the homeless.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 3, 2026

Before that, Vintfeld owned child acting and modeling-talent agencies accused by attorneys general in New Jersey and Florida of defrauding hundreds of parents.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026

Holmes was convicted of defrauding investors in her medical testing company Theranos after touting lofty promises she couldn't deliver.

From Barron's ● Oct. 25, 2026

Holmes was convicted of defrauding investors in her medical testing company Theranos, fuelling a media circus that has been chronicled in books, podcasts and the mini-series The Dropout, starring Amanda Seyfried.

From BBC ● Oct. 19, 2026

They dare to do it in the face of the knowledge, held by the people, that they use their offices often for personal ends, defrauding the people.

From The Leaven in a Great City by Lillian William Betts

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