cheating
a deception for profit to yourself • Syn: cheat • Derivationally related forms: cheat, cheat (for: cheat) • Hypernyms: deception, deceit, dissembling, dissimulation • Hyponyms: gerrymander
1. not faithful to a spouse or lover - adulterous husbands and wives - a two-timing boyfriend • Syn: adulterous, two-timing • Similar to: unfaithful • Derivationally related forms: adultery (for: adulterous) 2. violating accepted standards or rules - a dirty fighter - used foul means to gain power - a nasty unsporting serve - fined for unsportsmanlike behavior • Syn: dirty, foul, unsporting, unsportsmanlike • Similar to: unfair, unjust • Derivationally related forms: foulness (for: foul)
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