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cheat vs play around

play around vs cheat

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

cheat and play around both are verbs.

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

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