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CHEATING Synonyms

There are 36 synonyms of the word cheating. (exact relations)
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

Best Hypernyms For CHEATING

Here is a list of related hypernyms for cheating, these are close relations that fall within the same topic. Most relevant words are highlighted and in order.
Words (20)
cozen deceive delude beat brome bromegrass crush deceit deception dissembling dissimulation fraud offender ryegrass shell trounce vanquish victimise victimize wrongdoer
Phrases (3)
lead onbeat outrye grass

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