cheated
Broke the rules
Cheated is the past tense of cheat—to gain advantage through dishonesty or deception.
A student cheated on an exam by copying answers.
A spouse cheated by having an affair.
Someone who got cheated was defrauded or swindled.
To feel cheated is to feel unfairly deprived: I felt cheated out of my inheritance.
Deceived for gain
- scammedCheated through deception
- defraudedIllegally deceived for gain
- hoodwinkedTricked into believing falsely
- bamboozledThoroughly deceived or confused
duped · tricked · fleeced · suckered · hustled · bilked · gypped · fooled
Breaking of trust
- infidelityDisloyalty to a partner
- adulteryMarried person's sexual betrayal
- unfaithfulBetraying a partner's trust
- disloyaltyBreach of allegiance
treachery · double-cross · backstabbed · jilted · two-timing · affair · trust · broken
Fraudulently arranged beforehand
- fixedRestored or immovable
- disadvantagedLacking social or economic resources
- wrongedTreated with injustice
- robbedStolen from by force
gypped · shortchanged · stiffed · denied · injustice · inequity · biased · manipulated
Prohibited athletic drug use
- steroidsPerformance-enhancing hormones
- PEDsBanned performance boosters
- deflatedEmptied of pressure
- juicedIntoxicated or extracted
banned · suspended · asterisk · stripped · disqualified · ineligible · diving · flopping
Unattributed use of others' work
- copyingReproducing something exactly
- cribbingIllicit copying during tests
- examFormal knowledge assessment
- testEvaluative examination
answers · ghostwriting · collusion · fabrication · expelled · suspended · integrity · caught
conned
Deceived for gain
- scammedCheated through deception
- defraudedIllegally deceived for gain
- hoodwinkedTricked into believing falsely
bamboozled · duped · tricked · fleeced · suckered · hustled · bilked · gypped · fooled · taken
betrayal
Breaking of trust
- infidelityDisloyalty to a partner
- adulteryMarried person's sexual betrayal
- unfaithfulBetraying a partner's trust
disloyalty · treachery · double-cross · backstabbed · jilted · two-timing · affair · trust · broken · deceived
rigged
Fraudulently arranged beforehand
- fixedRestored or immovable
- disadvantagedLacking social or economic resources
- wrongedTreated with injustice
robbed · gypped · shortchanged · stiffed · denied · injustice · inequity · biased · manipulated · exploited
doping
Prohibited athletic drug use
juiced · banned · suspended · asterisk · stripped · disqualified · ineligible · diving · flopping · simulation
plagiarism
Unattributed use of others' work
- copyingReproducing something exactly
- cribbingIllicit copying during tests
- examFormal knowledge assessment
test · answers · ghostwriting · collusion · fabrication · expelled · suspended · integrity · caught · proctor
exploit
Notable act or abuse
mod · glitch · bug · banned · boosting · griefing · bot · macro · speedrun · invincibility
Axel
Scandinavian masculine name
rotation · downgraded · blade · takeoff · landing · deduction
- dupeddeceived, tricked, fooled, conned, swindled
- unfairnessunfair, unjust, biased, unequal, inequitable
- wrongedabused, mistreated, victimized, exploited, oppressed
- unfortunatesvictims, unfortunate, wretch, poor soul, lost soul
- Negative Feelingssad, upset, disappointed, crushed, dejected
- cheat sheetUnauthorized study notes
- cheat onBe romantically unfaithful
- cheat daysPlanned dietary exceptions
- cheating deathSurviving against all odds
- cheat deathSurvive against all odds
- cheat codesSecret gaming commands