CHEATED Synonyms: 126 Similar and Opposite Words

cheated

verb

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past tense of cheat

as in misrepresented

to use dishonest methods to achieve a goal students who cheat on tests end up never knowing anything

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as in slept

to be sexually unfaithful he suspects that his girlfriend is cheating on him

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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

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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

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Recent Examples of cheated To sum up the series finale’s key moments, in the college timeline, Bree (Cat Missal), in a rage of anger after finding out that Lucy (Grace Van Patten) was the person Evan (Branden Cook) had cheated with, releases the tape of Lucy admitting to lying about being raped. —

Emily Longeretta, Variety, 17 Feb. 2026 Ustyugov was also a part of the Russian relay team that won the gold medal in the Sochi Olympics in 2014 and was found to have cheated ahead of that season as well. —

Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 11 Feb. 2026 Experts say such scam operations in Cambodia and elsewhere have cheated people around the world out of billions of dollars and tricked people from many countries to work in them under slave-like conditions. —

Sakchai Lalit, Los Angeles Times, 3 Feb. 2026 Those very few still alive believe to this day that they are being cheated out of Social Security benefits. —

Tom Margenau, Dallas Morning News, 1 Feb. 2026 Bondi forgave a crime that had put people’s lives at risk and cheated the government of vaccine doses that could have been given to others. —

Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 8 Jan. 2026 The tension resurfaced when her sister discovered her partner had cheated again and asked to stay at the poster’s home with both children. —

Ashley Vega, PEOPLE, 31 Dec. 2025 Every town has its nostalgic spots—ice cream shops, deli counters, old-school diners—that seem to have cheated time. —

Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 18 Dec. 2025 Though no proof Naroditsky cheated has ever been produced, a small faction of others started raising questions about his play, too, and Kramnik continued broadcasting questions about Naroditsky. —

Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 18 Dec. 2025

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The president has consistently misrepresented his tariffs, claiming despite evidence to the contrary that foreign governments would pay them and that the revenues would be sufficient to pay down the national debt and give taxpayers a dividend check.

— Josh Boak, Chicago Tribune, 21 Feb. 2026
The president has consistently misrepresented his tariffs, claiming despite evidence to the contrary that foreign governments would pay them and that the revenues would be sufficient to pay down the national debt and give taxpayers a dividend check.

— Josh Boak, Fortune, 20 Feb. 2026