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Synonyms of cheat

13 similar words

Another word for cheat is fraud. Other synonyms of cheat are imposture.

Synonyms and similar words for cheat

verbTo be unfaithful to one's spouse or partner; to commit adultery, or to engage in sexual or romantic...

  • step out on

verbTo deceive; to fool; to trick.

nounAn act of deception or fraud; that which is the means of fraud or deception.

  • fraudA person who performs any such trick.
  • trick
  • imposition
  • impostureThe act or conduct of an impostor; deception practiced under a false or assumed character; fraud or imposition.

nounSomeone who cheats.

  • cheater informalSomeone who cheats; something that cheats.
  • bandit

nounSynonym of bullshit (“a card game where the goal is to have no cards remaining in a hand, often by...

  • bullshitA card game in which players try to discard their hands first, following rules that encourage bluffing, calling others'...

Meaning of cheat

  1. verb To violate rules in order to gain, or attempt to gain, advantage from a situation.
  2. verb To be unfaithful to one's spouse or partner; to commit adultery, or to engage in sexual or romantic conduct with a person other than one's partner in contravention of the rules of society or agreement in the relationship.
  3. verb To avoid a seemingly inevitable thing.

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Questions about synonyms of cheat

What is another word for cheat?
Cheat has 13 synonyms on Word.ws, such as fraud and imposture.
What does cheat mean?
Cheat means to violate rules in order to gain, or attempt to gain, advantage from a situation.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: cheat (page history and authors) and the entries of the words listed. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws grouped the synonyms and antonyms by meaning and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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