CHEAT Synonyms
There are 23 hypernyms of the word cheat. (close relations)
Best Alternative Words for CHEAT
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chisel | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • an edge tool with a flat steel blade with a cutting edge verb • engage in deceitful behavior; practice trickery or fraud • deprive somebody of something by deceit • carve with a chisel | ||||||||
beguiler | nounn | |||||||
noun • someone who leads you to believe something that is not true • a person who charms others (usually by personal attractiveness) | ||||||||
betray | verbv | |||||||
verb • reveal unintentionally • deliver to an enemy by treachery • disappoint, prove undependable to; abandon, forsake • be sexually unfaithful to one's partner in marriage • give away information about somebody • cause someone to believe an untruth | ||||||||
blench | verbv | |||||||
verb • turn pale, as if in fear | ||||||||
cheater | nounn | |||||||
noun • someone who leads you to believe something that is not true | ||||||||
cheating | nounn | |||||||
noun • a deception for profit to yourself adjective satellite • not faithful to a spouse or lover • violating accepted standards or rules | ||||||||
chess | nounn | |||||||
noun • weedy annual native to Europe but widely distributed as a weed especially in wheat • a board game for two players who move their 16 pieces according to specific rules; the object is to checkmate the opponent's king | ||||||||
chicane | verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj | |||||||
noun • a bridge hand that is void of trumps • a movable barrier used in motor racing; sometimes placed before a dangerous corner to reduce speed as cars pass in single file • the use of tricks to deceive someone (usually to extract money from them) verb • defeat someone through trickery or deceit • raise trivial objections | ||||||||
chouse | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
verb • defeat someone through trickery or deceit | ||||||||
darnel | nounn | |||||||
noun • weedy annual grass often occurs in grainfields and other cultivated land; seeds sometimes considered poisonous | ||||||||
deceiver | nounn | |||||||
noun • someone who leads you to believe something that is not true | ||||||||
fraud | nounn | |||||||
noun • intentional deception resulting in injury to another person • a person who makes deceitful pretenses • something intended to deceive; deliberate trickery intended to gain an advantage • the act of swindling by some fraudulent scheme | ||||||||
jockey | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • someone employed to ride horses in horse races • an operator of some vehicle or machine or apparatus verb • defeat someone through trickery or deceit • compete (for an advantage or a position) • ride a racehorse as a professional jockey | ||||||||
rig | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • gear (including necessary machinery) for a particular enterprise • a truck consisting of a tractor and trailer together • formation of masts, spars, sails, etc., on a vessel • a set of clothing (with accessories) • gear used in fishing • a vehicle with wheels drawn by one or more horses • the act of swindling by some fraudulent scheme verb • arrange the outcome of by means of deceit • manipulate in a fraudulent manner • connect or secure to • equip with sails or masts | ||||||||
shaft | nounn | |||||||
noun • a line that forms the length of an arrow pointer • an aggressive remark directed at a person like a missile and intended to have a telling effect • a long rod or pole (especially the handle of an implement or the body of a weapon like a spear or arrow) • a column of light (as from a beacon) • the main (mid) section of a long bone • obscene terms for penis • a long pointed rod used as a tool or weapon • a vertical passageway through a building (as for an elevator) • (architecture) upright consisting of the vertical part of a column • a long vertical passage sunk into the earth, as for a mine or tunnel • a revolving rod that transmits power or motion • the hollow spine of a feather verb • equip with a shaft • defeat someone through trickery or deceit | ||||||||
slicker | verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj | |||||||
noun • a macintosh made from cotton fabric treated with oil and pigment to make it waterproof • a person with good manners and stylish clothing • someone who leads you to believe something that is not true | ||||||||
swindle | verbv | |||||||
noun • the act of swindling by some fraudulent scheme verb • deprive of by deceit | ||||||||
tare | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • an adjustment made for the weight of the packaging in order to determine the net weight of the goods • any of several weedy vetches grown for forage • weedy annual grass often occurs in grainfields and other cultivated land; seeds sometimes considered poisonous • the weight of a motor vehicle, railroad car, or aircraft without its fuel or cargo • (chemical analysis) a counterweight used in chemical analysis; consists of an empty container that counterbalances the weight of the container holding chemicals | ||||||||
trickster | nounn | |||||||
noun • someone who plays practical jokes on others • someone who leads you to believe something that is not true • a mischievous supernatural being found in the folklore of many primitive people; sometimes distinguished by prodigious biological drives and exaggerated bodily parts | ||||||||
wander | verbv | |||||||
verb • move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment • be sexually unfaithful to one's partner in marriage • go via an indirect route or at no set pace • to move or cause to move in a sinuous, spiral, or circular course • lose clarity or turn aside especially from the main subject of attention or course of argument in writing, thinking, or speaking | ||||||||