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

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

Child safety advocates and some parents have welcomed age restrictions, while privacy groups say the rules can be cheated and that forcing users to supply identification raises privacy concerns. — ABC News, 24 Aug. 2026

Not to be cheated in front of the largest assembly of Hall of Famers since the 2008 All-Star Game at Yankee Stadium, Schwarber flew out twice to deep center field. — Dan Hayes, New York Times, 14 Aug. 2026

In one case, several systems worked on a problem in parallel, one cheated outright, and the system assigned to summarize their work did not flag it. — Craig S. Smith, Forbes.com, 9 Aug. 2026

Tae-ha’s mom left him after Sang-gil, who was also a boxer prior to becoming a thug, cheated in a match. — Kayti Burt, Time, 7 Aug. 2026

However, the models essentially cheated by attempting to access the open internet, thereby bypassing the isolated test environment. — Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 21 July 2026

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