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- [cheet]
- /tʃit/
- /tʃiːt/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [cheet]
- /tʃit/
Definitions of cheated word
- verb with object cheated to defraud; swindle: He cheated her out of her inheritance. 1
- verb with object cheated to deceive; influence by fraud: He cheated us into believing him a hero. 1
- verb with object cheated to elude; deprive of something expected: He cheated the law by suicide. 1
- verb without object cheated to practice fraud or deceit: She cheats without regrets. 1
- verb without object cheated to violate rules or regulations: He cheats at cards. 1
- verb without object cheated to take an examination or test in a dishonest way, as by improper access to answers. 1
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Origin of cheated
First appearance:
before 1325 One of the 16% oldest English words
1325-75; Middle English chet (noun) (aphetic for achet, variant of eschet escheat); cheten to escheat, derivative of chet (noun)
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Parts of speech for Cheated
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
cheated popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 98% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
cheated usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for cheated
adj cheated
- burned — having been cheated in a sale of drugs
- gypped — Informal: Sometimes Offensive. a swindle or fraud.
- conned — to strike, hit, or rap (something or someone).
- swindled — (of a gem) cut so as to retain the maximum weight of the original stone or to give a false impression of size, especially by having the table too large.
- finessed — extreme delicacy or subtlety in action, performance, skill, discrimination, taste, etc.
adjective cheated
- victimised — to make a victim of.
Antonyms for cheated
verb cheated
- gave — simple past tense of give.
- helped — to give or provide what is necessary to accomplish a task or satisfy a need; contribute strength or means to; render assistance to; cooperate effectively with; aid; assist: He planned to help me with my work. Let me help you with those packages.
- protected — to defend or guard from attack, invasion, loss, annoyance, insult, etc.; cover or shield from injury or danger.
- aided — to provide support for or relief to; help: to aid the homeless victims of the fire.
- assisted — to give support or aid to; help: Please assist him in moving the furniture.
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