Synonyms of cheaters

cheaters

noun

plural of cheater

as in cheats

a dishonest person who uses clever means to cheat others out of something of value

gambling casinos have very elaborate means of detecting cheaters

Synonyms & Similar Words

• cheats
• dodgers
• sharks
• swindlers
• phonies
• chiselers
• scammers
• defrauders
• sharpers
• skinners
• fraudsters
• tricksters
• confidence men
• sharpies
• ringers
• adventurers
• scamsters
• foxes
• fakirs
• hoaxers
• trickers
• fakers
• pretenders
• cozeners
• bilks
• finaglers
• impostors
• bilkers
• charlatans
• rogues
• fakes
• sneakers
• knaves
• quacks
• mountebanks
• shams
• rascals
• humbugs
• schemers
• bluffers
• sneaks
• double-crossers
• pranksters
• plotters
• double-dealers
• blacklegs
• slicksters
• quacksalvers
• slickers
• gamesmen
• wheeler-dealers
• smoothies
• slicks
• cardsharps
• fast-talkers
• slyboots

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of cheaters

Some saw the other cheaters get away with it and concluded the prompt forbidding cheating had no teeth—that there wouldn’t be any punishment for cheating. — Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 8 Sep. 2026

The emerald green lawns of cheaters now abut the crispy brown grass of the rule-followers — defiance that’s visible for all to see. — Annie Gowen, Washington Post, 29 July 2026

Danagoulian has proposed a way to catch space-faring cheaters. — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 8 July 2026

That shouldn’t happen to anyone, even unkempt cheaters. — Emma Specter, Vogue, 27 May 2026

All in fun, though; cheaters are discovered or reveal themselves in the end. — Kristin Shaw, Forbes.com, 17 May 2026

If the issues in high school sports are ever going to be fixed, then cheaters need to be exposed. — Eric Sondheimer columnist follow, Los Angeles Times, 2 Mar. 2026

Your competition at this point in the Netflix dating show’s run will include 10 seasons’ worth of cheaters and liars, clout chasers and schmoozers and players. — Megan Garber, The Atlantic, 27 Feb. 2026

The cheaters, in multiple senses. — Chris Branch, New York Times, 24 Feb. 2026