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

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

Hilton on Tuesday addressed the president’s unfounded but vociferous claims that Democrats have massively cheated in our recent election. — Los Angeles Times, 11 June 2026

People are robbed, assaulted and cheated. — Armando Salguero Outkick, FOXNews.com, 8 June 2026

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