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Synonyms for cheating

  • adjective
  • noun

Most common

foul unsportsmanlike unsporting two-timing adulterous

Synonyms by meaning

Adjective

1. Dirty

dirty, unsportsmanlike, foul, unsporting

2. Two-timing

two-timing, adulterous

Noun

dishonesty, fraud, deceit, imposition, imposture

Antonyms

fair

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Definitions

  1. adj. 1

    Unsporting or underhand.

  2. adj. 2

    Unfaithful or adulterous.

  3. n. 1

    An act of deception, fraud, trickery, imposture, imposition or infidelity.

Forms

Plural
cheatings → dishonesties, frauds, deceits, impositions…

Choose the right word

Cheating, Fraud or Swindling?

Fraud is commonly actionable at law; cheating and swindling are for the most part out of the reach of legal proceedings.

J. C. Fernald, English Synonyms and Antonyms (1914)

Example sentences

  • foul A foul was committed and the goal was chalked off.
  • unsportsmanlike The referee sent Tom off for unsportsmanlike behaviour.
  • adulterous Yanni and Skura aren't having an adulterous affair.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
cheatingrising
foulrising
unsportsmanlikerising
unsportingsteady
adulterousrising

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

4 letters
foul1
5 letters
dirty2, fraud1
6 letters
deceit2
9 letters
imposture
10 letters
dishonesty4, imposition4, adulterous4, unsporting
15 letters
unsportsmanlike4

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (dirty2 = 2 syllables).