Thesaurus
cheat
verb
Synonyms and Antonyms of CHEAT
1
to use dishonest methods to achieve a goal <students who cheat on tests end up never knowing anything>
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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>
Related Words bum (out), chagrin, discontent, disgruntle, displease, distress, upset; disenchant, disillusion; deceive, delude, mock
4
to rob by the use of trickery or threats <a despicable confidence man who heartlessly cheated elderly people out of their savings>
Synonyms beat, bilk, bleed, cheat, chisel, chouse, con, cozen, defraud, diddle, do, do in, euchre, fiddle, flimflam, gaff, gyp, hose [slang], hustle, mulct, nobble [British slang], pluck, ream, rip off, rook, screw, shake down, short, shortchange, skin, skunk, squeeze, stick, stiff, sting, sucker, swindle, thimblerig, victimize
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