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Definitions

cheat

[cheet] / tʃit /

NOUN

person who fools others

Synonyms

STRONGEST

charlatan con artist crook hypocrite impostor rascal rogue swindler trickster

STRONG

bluff chiseler deceiver decoy defrauder dodger double-crosser double-dealer fake masquerader pretender quack scammer shark sharper shyster

WEAK

confidence operator conniver cozener enticer inveigler

NOUN

trick

Synonyms

STRONGEST

chicanery deception fraud scam swindle trick trickery

STRONG

artifice baloney bunco con cozening deceit dodge double-dealing fake flimflam frame hoax hoaxing humbug hustle imposture jazz jive plant put on racket ripoff sell sham spoof sting stunt whitewash

WEAK

bamboozlement bill of goods con game cover up dirty pool dirty trick fast one fast shuffle fix hanky-panky run around shady deal shell game snow job wrong

Antonyms

STRONGEST

honesty truthfulness

STRONG

frankness openness reality truth

VERB

defraud, fool

Synonyms

STRONGEST

bilk con deceive defraud delude dupe fleece hoodwink mislead swindle trick victimize

STRONG

bamboozle beat beguile bleed bunco burn caboodle chisel cozen crib cross diddle do finagle flimflam fudge gouge hose milk ream rook sandbag scam screw shaft short shuck skin snow stiff sucker take trim two-time

WEAK

do a number on double-cross double-deal fast talk give bum steer jerk around pull one's leg rip off rope in take for a ride take in take out

Antonyms

STRONGEST

be honest give help protect

STRONG

aid assist

VERB

frustrate, thwart

Synonyms

STRONGEST

deprive prevent

STRONG

baffle check defeat foil

Antonyms

STRONG

abet aid assist encourage help

Example Sentences

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Curling's world governing body said Saturday Canada have received a verbal warning over bad language used after accusations of cheating from defending Olympic champions Sweden.

From Barron's

"I don't like being accused of cheating after 25 years on tour and four Olympic Games," said Kennedy.

From BBC

"Treating her as cheating girlfriend is working," Stern seems to reply shortly afterwards.

From BBC

"I said closer, boy! Come here and put these famous cheeses in my lap. For how do I know that I am not being cheated? Fobbed off with second-class goods?"

From Literature

Among them: “I would rather fail than cheat in an exam” and “I believe I can truly change the world.”

From The Wall Street Journal

cheat

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