cheats
Doesn't play fair
Cheats is the plural of cheat—people who act dishonestly to gain advantage: The casino banned known cheats.
In gaming, cheats are codes or exploits that bypass normal rules: Enable cheats to unlock all levels.
The verb form means to act dishonestly or be sexually unfaithful: He cheats on every test, She cheats on her husband.
Dishonest money-making scheme
- conArgument against
- swindleDeception for financial gain
- fraudIntentional criminal trickery
- hoaxDeliberate deception for effect
deception · trickery · grift · hustle · flimflam · ripoff · charlatan · impostor
Shortcut or breach
- trickDeliberate deception
- loopholeExploitable gap in rules
- workaroundMakeshift bypass of difficulty
- bypassRoute that skirts obstacles
lifehack · time-saver · shortcut · tip · edge · advantage · fast-track · streamline
Unattributed use of others' work
- copyingReproducing something exactly
- cribbingIllicit copying during tests
- ghostwritingWriting anonymously for others
- collusionFraudulent secret cooperation
fabrication · notes · proctoring · expulsion
Disloyalty to a partner
- adulteryMarried person's sexual betrayal
- unfaithfulBetraying a partner's trust
- disloyaltyBreach of allegiance
- two-timerOne conducting parallel romances
affair · cuckold · philanderer · mistress · lover · backstabbing · double-cross · betrayal
scam
Dishonest money-making scheme
hoax · deception · trickery · grift · hustle · flimflam · ripoff · charlatan · impostor · phony
hack
Shortcut or breach
- trickDeliberate deception
- loopholeExploitable gap in rules
- workaroundMakeshift bypass of difficulty
bypass · lifehack · time-saver · shortcut · tip · edge · advantage · fast-track · streamline · efficiency
plagiarism
Unattributed use of others' work
- copyingReproducing something exactly
- cribbingIllicit copying during tests
- ghostwritingWriting anonymously for others
collusion · fabrication · notes · proctoring · expulsion
infidelity
Disloyalty to a partner
- adulteryMarried person's sexual betrayal
- unfaithfulBetraying a partner's trust
- disloyaltyBreach of allegiance
two-timer · affair · cuckold · philanderer · mistress · lover · backstabbing · double-cross · betrayal · heartbreak
gambit
Risky opening for advantage
bluff · stratagem · scheme · tactic · maneuver · subterfuge · deception · misdirection · sleight · gamesmanship
exploit
Notable act or abuse
hack · mod · trainer · duping · boosting · griefing · smurfing · botting · farming · invincibility
- roguesrogue, rogues, scoundrel, scoundrels, rascal
- takes inabsorbs, admits, accepts, receives, includes
- game cheatsinvincibility, infinite lives, infinite health, unlimited ammo, god mode
- GTAGTA V, GTA Online, GTA San Andreas, Vice City, San Andreas
- scamsscam, scams, fraud, frauds, swindle
- video gamesvideo games, gameplay, Fortnite, mobile game, arcade
- 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