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Synonyms & Antonyms of cheat
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1
to use dishonest methods to achieve a goal
- students who cheat on tests end up never knowing anything
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2
to be sexually unfaithful
- he suspects that his girlfriend is cheating on him
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3
to fall short in satisfying the expectation or hope of
- the daredevil survived his plunge over the falls with barely a scratch, having cheated death once again
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4
to rob by the use of trickery or threats
- a despicable confidence man who heartlessly cheated elderly people out of their savings
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- beat,
- bilk,
- bleed,
- chisel,
- chouse,
- con,
- cozen,
- defraud,
- diddle,
- do,
- do in,
- euchre,
- fiddle,
- fleece,
- flimflam,
- gaff,
- hose
- [slang],
- hustle,
- mulct,
- nobble
- [British slang],
- pluck,
- ream,
- rip off,
- rook,
- screw,
- shake down,
- short,
- shortchange,
- skin,
- skunk,
- squeeze,
- stick,
- stiff,
- sting,
- sucker,
- swindle,
- thimblerig,
- victimize
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cheat
nounSynonyms of cheat (Entry 2 of 2)
a dishonest person who uses clever means to cheat others out of something of value
- a cheat at cards
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The first known use of cheat was in 1590
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