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cheat vs confidence game

confidence game vs cheat

cheat and confidence game both are nouns.

cheat is a verb but confidence game is not a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
cheat Yes No Yes No
confidence game Yes No No No
As nouns, confidence game is a hyponym of cheat; that is, confidence game is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than cheat:
  • cheat: the act of swindling by some fraudulent scheme
  • confidence game: a swindle in which you cheat at gambling or persuade a person to buy worthless property
cheat (noun) confidence game (noun)
a deception for profit to yourself a swindle in which you cheat at gambling or persuade a person to buy worthless property
the act of swindling by some fraudulent scheme
someone who leads you to believe something that is not true
weedy annual grass often occurs in grainfields and other cultivated land; seeds sometimes considered poisonous
weedy annual native to Europe but widely distributed as a weed especially in wheat
cheat (verb) confidence game (verb)
defeat someone through trickery or deceit
deprive somebody of something by deceit
engage in deceitful behavior; practice trickery or fraud
be sexually unfaithful to one's partner in marriage
Difference between cheat and confidence game

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