cheat on

verb

cheated on; cheating on; cheats on

informal

: to break a promise made to (someone, such as one's wife or husband) by having sex with someone else

He cheated on his wife/girlfriend.

Examples of cheat on in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

These handsome galoots may cheat on their spouses or worse, but this allows the women to smolder in drifting chiffon. —Libby Gelman-Waxner, New Yorker, 21 Apr. 2026

Fallen Angels itself — about a pair of witty, worldly besties who get blitzed on champagne while considering cheating on their husbands with a mutual old flame — landed its author in trouble with the censors in London. —Sara Holdren, Vulture, 20 Apr. 2026

Then, shortly after their exit from Fiji in July, rumors circulated that Bryan had cheated on Amaya after videos of him out with other women emerged. —Julia Moore, PEOPLE, 16 Apr. 2026

Anything less and Iran will likely cheat on its commitments and reconstitute a breakout pathway. —Benjamin Weinthal, FOXNews.com, 15 Apr. 2026

Rhymes for cheat on

• anton
• argon
• axon
• baronne
• baryon
• baton
• boron
• buisson
• bygone
• capon
• cardon
• chiffon