Synonyms of cheated

cheated

verb

past tense of cheat

1

as in misrepresented

to use dishonest methods to achieve a goal

students who cheat on tests end up never knowing anything

Synonyms & Similar Words

• misrepresented
• distorted
• evaded
• fudged
• twisted
• dodged
• finagled
• elaborated
• cribbed
• chicaned
• stretched
• misinterpreted
• perverted
• falsified
• colored
• faked
• misstated
• doctored
• exaggerated
• embellished
• padded
• warped
• embroidered
• hedged
• tampered (with)
• magnified

2

as in slept

to be sexually unfaithful

he suspects that his girlfriend is cheating on him

Synonyms & Similar Words

• slept
• screwed around
• stepped out
• philandered
• fornicated
• played (around)
• womanized
• copulated
• mated
• lusted
• fooled around
• coupled
• lay
• made out
• catted (around)
• tomcatted (around)

3

as in disappointed

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• disappointed
• dissatisfied
• let down
• upset
• failed
• displeased
• deceived
• distressed
• discontented
• disillusioned
• chagrined
• disgruntled
• disenchanted
• deluded
• mocked
• bummed (out)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• satisfied
• gratified
• contented
• fulfilled
• gladdened

4

as in stung

to rob by the use of trickery or threats

a despicable confidence man who heartlessly cheated elderly people out of their savings

Synonyms & Similar Words

• stung
• hustled
• plucked
• squeezed
• screwed
• stuck
• deceived
• defrauded
• beat
• tricked
• swindled
• did
• shortchanged
• victimized
• bled
• conned
• suckered
• exploited
• bilked
• fleeced
• rooked
• betrayed
• stiffed
• fiddled
• diddled
• fooled
• mulcted
• shorted
• cozened
• reamed
• euchred
• flimflammed
• skinned
• gaffed
• hosed
• ripped off
• shook down
• chiseled
• skunked
• nobbled
• extorted
• choused
• wrenched
• thimblerigged
• did in
• took to the cleaners
• took for a ride
• duped
• gouged
• overcharged
• sold a bill of goods to
• clipped
• nicked
• milked
• wrung
• gulled
• soaked
• wrested
• bitched
• double-crossed
• bamboozled
• roped (in)
• fast-talked

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of cheated

In 2014, Russia was proven to have cheated in the Sochi Olympic Games. — Katie Uhlaender Outkick, FOXNews.com, 20 July 2026

Although receipt of the letter does not indicate that someone definitively cheated, an unspecified number of cases have been referred to district attorneys for prosecution, the spokesperson said. — Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 15 July 2026

Hell may hath no fury like a Red Devils squad feeling cheated after the shocking FIFA decision to allow Balogun to play tonight in Seattle. — Ben Church, CNN Money, 6 July 2026

Billups is accused of participating in a conspiracy to fix high-stakes card games tied to La Cosa Nostra organized crime families that cheated unsuspecting gamblers out of at least $7 million. — Ed White, Twin Cities, 29 June 2026

Revote to be held in Hempstead Candidate Caprice Rines said she and the two others vying for the seat have been cheated. — Jennifer McLogan, CBS News, 26 June 2026

The fans were cheated Sunday out of a chance to see an interesting pitching matchup between Shota Imanaga and Dylan Cease, the former Cubs farmhand and former White Sox pitcher. — Jeff Vorva, Chicago Tribune, 21 June 2026

Looking the other way A 2020 study of 840 undergraduate college students found that 32% of them had cheated in some way on an exam. — Austin Sarat, The Conversation, 17 June 2026

Multiple women said that Platner cheated during their relationships. — Elizabeth Bruenig, The Atlantic, 4 June 2026