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cheat on vs deceive

deceive vs cheat on

cheat on and deceive both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
cheat on No No Yes No
deceive No No Yes No
As verbs, deceive is a hypernym of cheat on; that is, deceive is a word with a broader meaning than cheat on:
  • cheat on: be sexually unfaithful to one's partner in marriage
  • deceive: be false to; be dishonest with
Other hypernyms of cheat on include cozen, delude, lead on.
cheat on (verb) deceive (verb)
be sexually unfaithful to one's partner in marriage cause someone to believe an untruth
be false to; be dishonest with
Difference between cheat on and deceive

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