CHEATED Synonyms: 126 Similar and Opposite Words

cheated

verb

past tense of cheat

as in misrepresented

to use dishonest methods to achieve a goal students who cheat on tests end up never knowing anything

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as in slept

to be sexually unfaithful he suspects that his girlfriend is cheating on him

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as in disappointed

to fall short in satisfying the expectation or hope of the daredevil survived his plunge over the falls with barely a scratch, having cheated death once again

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as in stung

to rob by the use of trickery or threats a despicable confidence man who heartlessly cheated elderly people out of their savings

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Recent Examples of cheated But the idea that girls are being cheated is personal for some athletes. — ABC News, 24 Oct. 2026 Miller—who is no stranger to extramarital tabloid scandals herself—has also mastered her getting-cheated-on performances. — Elise Taylor, Vanity Fair, 24 Oct. 2026 As Gabe yells that Morgan cheated and broke up the family, a grin starts to spread across Nick’s and Serena’s faces. — Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 16 Oct. 2026 The Dubas front office cheated for offence in a sense too, deciding to buck the trend by building from centre ice backwards and not drafting/developing top d-men. — James Mirtle, New York Times, 15 Oct. 2026 In taking that gamble, the authors cheated fans and missed an opportunity. — Literary Hub, 8 Oct. 2026 The simple truth is that no single technology can fully address AI misuse or determine whether a student cheated. — Melissa Loble, Forbes.com, 5 Oct. 2026 Scarlett Johansson sued you over that, alleging that Disney cheated her out of box office upside. — Todd Spangler, Variety, 28 Sep. 2026 OpenAI revealed that the Hugging Face hack wasn't the only time its bots had lied, cheated, and hidden its tracks from humans. — David Pogue, CBS News, 27 Sep. 2026

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Verb

Policyholders and retirees have since filed lawsuits alleging that the insurers misrepresented their investments.

— Joshua Hong, Fortune, 20 Oct. 2026
Officials said the filings misrepresented the number of employees and total wages paid, and were used to apply for large ERC and SFLC refunds.

— Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 18 Oct. 2026

Definition of misrepresented

Verb

And so in August, the house where George slept sold to Jeremy Young, a local realtor, concert promoter and Beatles fan.

— Christopher Borrelli, Chicago Tribune, 18 Oct. 2026
After hours of torture, Chamberlain managed to free one of her hands from a pair of handcuffs with her teeth, unclip a leather leg restraint and quietly bolt out the door as Evonitz slept.

— Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 17 Oct. 2026

Definition of slept

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The rich have been stung by a surprise 20% tax on their offshore wealth, much of it squirreled away in trusts in Hong Kong and Singapore, triggering a new rush for foreign passports.

— Andy Browne, semafor.com, 27 Oct. 2026
But Wednesday’s result stung, as the 25-point defeat is the second-most lopsided season-opening loss in Heat history.

— Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of stung

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Americans may disagree on solutions, but many share the belief that financial incentives have distorted the system beyond recognition.

— Scott Levenson, New York Daily News, 18 Oct. 2026
Working from a plus-size model’s body as her starting point for pattern-making, silhouettes were subsequently distorted, creating a second layer that appeared to slip and warp around the body.

— Rhonda Richford, Footwear News, 17 Oct. 2026

Definition of distorted

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Quickly, the house lights come up, and Lay and family are hustled backstage to get reacquainted.

— Joan Kron, Allure, 28 Sep. 2026
Her mother hustled her to hospital, only for the doctors to realize Accurso’s active imagination had left her in the same predicament as Madeline’s friends.

— CT Jones, Rolling Stone, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of hustled

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During this time, the streamer consistently ended up with best picture nominations, but top awards have notoriously evaded Netflix films.

— Mia Galuppo, HollywoodReporter, 19 Oct. 2026
But the Hurricanes passer evaded FSU defenders on a key play early in the second quarter, escaping two would-be tacklers and throwing downfield to a wide-open Daylyn Upshaw for a 44-yard gain.

— Adam Lichtenstein, Sun Sentinel, 18 Oct. 2026

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