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cheat vs fool around

fool around vs cheat

cheat is a noun but fool around is not a noun.

cheat and fool around both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
cheat Yes No Yes No
fool around No No Yes No
As verbs, fool around is a hyponym of cheat; that is, fool around is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than cheat:
  • cheat: be sexually unfaithful to one's partner in marriage
  • fool around: commit adultery
Other hyponyms of cheat include two-time, play around.
cheat (noun) fool around (noun)
a deception for profit to yourself
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) fool around (verb)
defeat someone through trickery or deceit indulge in horseplay
deprive somebody of something by deceit commit adultery
engage in deceitful behavior; practice trickery or fraud
be sexually unfaithful to one's partner in marriage
Difference between cheat and fool around

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