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cheat

/ˈt͡ʃiːt/noun, verb1 syllable

Cheat means: someone who leads you to believe something that is not true.

Synonyms for cheat35

noun, as in someone who leads you to believe something that is not true

deceiver, cheater, trickster, beguiler, slicker

noun, as in weedy annual grass often occurs in grainfields and other cultivated land; seeds sometimes considered poisonous

darnel, tare, bearded darnel, Lolium temulentum

noun, as in the act of swindling by some fraudulent scheme

swindle, rig, fraud

noun, as in weedy annual native to Europe but widely distributed as a weed especially in wheat

chess, Bromus secalinus

noun, as in a deception for profit to yourself

cheating

verb, as in defeat someone through trickery or deceit

chouse, shaft, screw, chicane, jockey

verb, as in be sexually unfaithful to one's partner in marriage

cheat on, cuckold, betray, wander

verb, as in deprive somebody of something by deceit

rip off, chisel

verb, as in engage in deceitful behavior; practice trickery or fraud

chisel

also used for cheat

step out on, rook, blench, lirt, trick, imposition, imposture, bandit, bullshit

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What does cheat mean?9

noun

1

someone who leads you to believe something that is not true

2

weedy annual grass often occurs in grainfields and other cultivated land; seeds sometimes considered poisonous

3

the act of swindling by some fraudulent scheme“that book is a fraud”

4

weedy annual native to Europe but widely distributed as a weed especially in wheat

5

a deception for profit to yourself

verb

1

defeat someone through trickery or deceit

2

be sexually unfaithful to one's partner in marriage“She cheats on her husband”

3

deprive somebody of something by deceit“The con-man beat me out of $50”

4

engage in deceitful behavior; practice trickery or fraud“Who's chiseling on the side?”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with cheat?36

Show 40 near rhymes
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All 36 rhymes for cheat, grouped by syllable

Cheat in a sentence

  • A virtuous person doesn't lie, cheat, or steal.Miktsoanit
  • I didn't cheat death, but beat it fair and square.Ooneykcall
  • If you cheat on your wife, expect her to do the same.Nuel
  • A moral person doesn't lie, cheat, or steal.CM
  • If you cheat, you run the chance of getting arrested.unknown
  • She will cheat him, as she has so many others.azulhana
  • Don't you ever cheat on me, you foxy!Aomori
  • Love often cheats us, hurts us and makes us unhappy; but we still love.pyeman23

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of cheat

as a noun

plural
cheats

as a verb

past tense
cheated
present participle
cheating
third-person singular
cheats
past participle
cheated