Hypernyms for "cheat"
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beat
beguile
betrayer
bilk
bluffer
bunco
bunco game
bunk
bunko
bunko game
charlatan
chiseler
chiseller
con
con game
confidence game
confidence trick
cook
counterfeiter
cozen
cozenage
crib
decoy
defalcator
defraud
defrauder
diddle
dissembler
dissimulator
dodger
double-crosser
double-dealer
embezzler
fake
faker
falsifier
falsify
figurehead
finagler
fleece
flimflam
fool around
forger
fortune hunter
four-flusher
fox
fraud
front
front man
fudge
gazump
gerrymander
gip
goldbrick
gouger
grifter
gyp
holdout
hoodwink
hook
hornswoggle
hustle
hypocrite
imitator
impersonator
imposter
impostor
job
juggle
liar
manipulate
misleader
misrepresent
mountebank
mulct
nobble
nominal head
obscurantist
overcharge
peculator
phoney
phony
play around
pluck
plume
pretender
prevaricator
pseud
pseudo
pyramiding
rig
rob
role player
rook
sandbagger
scam
scammer
set up
sham
shammer
shark
shell game
short-change
slyboots
soak
steerer
sting
straw man
strawman
surcharge
swindle
swindler
swiz
thimblerig
traitor
two-time
two-timer
utterer
victimize
wangle
wangler
welch
welsh
whipsaw
What are hypernyms?
Hypernyms are words with a broader meaning that includes the meaning of the original word. For example, "animal" is a hypernym of "dog" because a dog is a type of animal.
Think of hypernyms as "umbrella terms" or categories that include the original word.