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cheating

cheating

1 2.0
Breaking rules to get an unfair advantage
  • adjective
  • /ˈʧitɪŋ/
translation icon : tramposo
  • Many students believe that using a calculator on the test is cheating.

And I see my client who is a bit electronically cheating, squirm.

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Examples

  • OK, there's an issue when the cheating prover gets to choose these XS.

  • It's a cheating thing that these neural networks have.

  • Yeah, she's a little cheating, but but it's great.

  • Oh Shawn second to last is the cheating Poppy Day.

  • THE USE OF A PUBLISHED TRANSLATION WOULD BE CHEATING, WOULD IT NOT?

    School Ties (1992)

  • CHEATING AT CARDS.

    Open Range (2003)

  • WELL, THAT'S JUST CHEATING.

    Looney Tunes: Back in Action (2003)

  • He was caught using a cheating strategy during the exam.

  • The coach warned the players that cheating in the tournament would lead to disqualification.

Synonyms

misconduct
vscheating
  • Formal
131 4.6

Wrong behavior by someone in a trusted job

is specifically rule-breaking and unfair rather than only role-based improper behavior
wrongdoing
vscheating
117 3.7

Bad actions that break the law or moral rules

is focused on violating accepted standards and unfairness, not strictly crimes
dishonesty
vscheating
46 3.2

Actions like lying, cheating, or stealing

is a specific rule-breaking act rather than a broad moral tendency
trickery
vscheating
27 4.9

To use dishonest ways to cheat people

is about breaking accepted rules rather than relying on clever deception

Antonyms

integrity
447 4.3

Being honest and doing what is right

honesty
365 1.0

Being truthful and fair in what you say and do

fairness
236 1.9

Treating people equally and without bias

How Dishonest

corruption
355 4.8
fraud
577 4.0
cheating
1 2.0
dishonesty
46 3.2

Surface Forms

cheating positive

Morphology

cheating = cheat (transparent) = cheat + ing

The adjective is the present-participial form of 'cheat' describing behaviour that violates rules, a directly inferable formation.

Etymology

Cheating comes from cheat, which means to 'trick' or break the rules to get ahead, so cheating describes unfair behaviour in games, tests, or competitions to gain an unfair edge.