cheat
/tʃiːt/
noun
- A person who acts dishonestly or unfairly.
- The teacher caught the cheat copying answers from a hidden note.
- He was labeled a cheat after he was caught lying on his resume.
- Nobody wants to play poker with a cheat.
- An act of cheating; a dishonest trick or fraud.
- She discovered a cheat in the software that allowed free access.
- The game was ruined by a cheat that gave one player an unfair advantage.
- The tax cheat cost the government millions of dollars.
Synonyms
verb
- To act dishonestly or unfairly in order to gain an advantage, especially in a game, test, or competition.
- He cheated at cards by hiding an ace up his sleeve.
- Students who cheat on exams risk being expelled.
- The runner was disqualified for cheating during the race.
- To deceive or trick someone, often to take something from them.
- The con artist cheated the elderly couple out of their savings.
- She felt cheated when the product she ordered never arrived.
- They cheated the system by using fake IDs to get discounts.
- To be unfaithful to a romantic partner by having a secret relationship with someone else.
- She found out her husband had been cheating for months.
- He cheated on his girlfriend with a coworker.
- Trust is broken when one partner cheats on the other.
- To avoid something unpleasant or to do something in a way that is easier but less honest.
- Some drivers cheat the system by parking in handicapped spots without a permit.
- He cheated death by jumping out of the burning building just in time.
- She cheated on her diet by eating a whole chocolate cake.