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cheat vs deceit

deceit vs cheat

cheat and deceit both are nouns.

cheat is a verb but deceit is not a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
cheat Yes No Yes No
deceit Yes No No No
As nouns, deceit is a hypernym of cheat; that is, deceit is a word with a broader meaning than cheat:
  • cheat: a deception for profit to yourself
  • deceit: the act of deceiving
Other hypernyms of cheat include deception, dissembling, dissimulation.
cheat (noun) deceit (noun)
a deception for profit to yourself the act of deceiving
the act of swindling by some fraudulent scheme the quality of being fraudulent
someone who leads you to believe something that is not true a misleading falsehood
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) deceit (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 deceit

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