CHEATING Synonyms
There are 23 hypernyms of the word cheating. (close relations)
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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 | ||||||||
betrayal | nounn | |||||||
noun • an act of deliberate betrayal • the quality of aiding an enemy | ||||||||
deceit | nounn | |||||||
noun • the quality of being fraudulent • a misleading falsehood • the act of deceiving | ||||||||
deception | nounn | |||||||
noun • a misleading falsehood • the act of deceiving • an illusory feat; considered magical by naive observers | ||||||||
dishonesty | nounn | |||||||
noun • the quality of being dishonest • lack of honesty; acts of lying or cheating or stealing | ||||||||
disloyalty | nounn | |||||||
noun • the quality of being disloyal | ||||||||
double-dealing | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
noun • acting in bad faith; deception by pretending to entertain one set of intentions while acting under the influence of another adjective satellite • marked by deliberate deceptiveness especially by pretending one set of feelings and acting under the influence of another | ||||||||
duplicity | nounn | |||||||
noun • a fraudulent or duplicitous representation • acting in bad faith; deception by pretending to entertain one set of intentions while acting under the influence of another | ||||||||
faithlessness | nounn | |||||||
noun • unfaithfulness by virtue of being unreliable or treacherous | ||||||||
infidelity | nounn | |||||||
noun • the quality of being unfaithful | ||||||||
treachery | nounn | |||||||
noun • betrayal of a trust • an act of deliberate betrayal | ||||||||
trickery | nounn | |||||||
noun • verbal misrepresentation intended to take advantage of you in some way • the use of tricks to deceive someone (usually to extract money from them) | ||||||||
unfaithfulness | nounn | |||||||
noun • the quality of being unfaithful | ||||||||
backstabbing | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
verb • To attack someone (especially verbally) unfairly in a deceitful, underhand, or treacherous manner, especially when they're not present in the place or situation that it happens. (as if stabbing them in the back). See backbite. noun • The act of one who backstabs. | ||||||||
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 | ||||||||
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 | ||||||||