Synonyms

rip off

Top synonyms for cheat (other words for cheat) are trick, swindle and fraud. Antonyms for cheat. Content, gratify, satisfy. 4 to rob by the use of trickery or threats. A despicable confidence man who heartlessly cheated elderly people out of their savings. Another word for chat. Find more ways to say chat, along with related words, antonyms and example phrases at Thesaurus.com, the world's most trusted free thesaurus.

to cheat someone, especially by charging them too much money for something

deceive

to trick someone by behaving in a dishonest way

trick

to make someone believe something that is not true

string along

to make someone continuebelieving something that is false for a long time, especially something about your intentions or beliefs

swindle

to cheat someone in order to get their money

dupe

to trick someone into believing something that is not true or into doing something that is stupid or illegal

entrap

to trick someone into doing something wrong

snare

to trick someone into an unpleasantsituation that they cannot escape from

take in

to trick someone into believing something that is not true

bamboozle

informal to trick someone or make them confused

beguile

formal to persuade or trick someone into doing something, especially by sayingnicethings to them

bilk

informal to get money from someone in a dishonest way

catfish

to trick someone into having an onlinerelationship by adopting a fakeidentity

Another Word For Exploits Of Cheating In A Game

cheat on

mainly American to cheat by not obeying the rules on something

chisel

mainly Americaninformal to get something from someone by tricking them

do

Britishinformal to cheat someone

do out of

to stop someone from getting or having something that they should have, especially in a way that is unfair or dishonest

double-cross

to cheat someone, usually when doing something illegal or planning to cheat someone else together

ensnare

formal to trick someone in an unpleasant way and get control of them

fake out

to trick someone by pretending something or by behavingdishonestly

finagle

informal to get something by cheatingpeople or behaving in an unfair way

fleece

to cheat or trick someone as a way of getting their money

gull

literary an oldwordmeaning ‘to cheat or trick someone’

gyp

mainly Americaninformal to trick or cheat someone when they buy something

hoax

to trick someone deliberately with a hoax

jerk around

to treat someone in an unfair or dishonest way

lay a (false) trail

to providepeople with information that is designed to lead them to a certainconclusion

make a fool (out) of someone

to deliberatelymake someone seem stupid, for example by tricking them

make out

to cause people to have a particularfalseopinion about someone or something

pull the wool over someone’s eyes

to try to trick or cheat someone by giving them wronginformation

put one over on someone

informal to trick someone into believing something that is not true

screw

very informal to cheat someone, or to treat someone in an unfair way

shaft

informal to cheat someone, or to treat them unfairly

shanghai

informal old-fashioned to trick or force someone into doing something

spring a trap

to trick someone, especially after planning how you will do it

sucker

informal to trick someone into doing something

take someone for a ride

to trick, cheat, or lie to someone

throw someone off the scent/track

to stop someone from finding you or from discovering the truth about something by using a cleverplan or trick

trap

to trick someone in order to make them do or say something that they did not want to do or say

Cheating

try it on (with someone)

to attempt to get something from someone by behavingdishonestly or by tricking them

wangle

informal to get something by tricking someone or by persuading them in an indirect way

Legal Word For Cheating

wind up

Another Word For Cheating

Another Word For Cheating In A Game Changers

Britishinformal to trick someone by telling them something that is not true