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

As Gabe yells that Morgan cheated and broke up the family, a grin starts to spread across Nick’s and Serena’s faces. — Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 16 Oct. 2026

The Dubas front office cheated for offence in a sense too, deciding to buck the trend by building from centre ice backwards and not drafting/developing top d-men. — James Mirtle, New York Times, 15 Oct. 2026

In taking that gamble, the authors cheated fans and missed an opportunity. — Literary Hub, 8 Oct. 2026

The simple truth is that no single technology can fully address AI misuse or determine whether a student cheated. — Melissa Loble, Forbes.com, 5 Oct. 2026

Scarlett Johansson sued you over that, alleging that Disney cheated her out of box office upside. — Todd Spangler, Variety, 28 Sep. 2026

OpenAI revealed that the Hugging Face hack wasn't the only time its bots had lied, cheated, and hidden its tracks from humans. — David Pogue, CBS News, 27 Sep. 2026

The Times has interviewed more than a dozen clients and investors who said they were cheated by Holdo. — Alene Tchekmedyian, Los Angeles Times, 31 Aug. 2026

The rest of us just got the surface, but who could feel cheated? — Kathryn Schulz, New Yorker, 26 Aug. 2026