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cheating vs deceit

deceit vs cheating

cheating and deceit both are nouns.

cheating is an adjective but deceit is not an adjective.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
cheating Yes Yes No No
deceit Yes No No No
As nouns, deceit is a hypernym of cheating; that is, deceit is a word with a broader meaning than cheating:
  • cheating: a deception for profit to yourself
  • deceit: the act of deceiving
Other hypernyms of cheating include deception, dissembling, dissimulation.
cheating (noun) deceit (noun)
a deception for profit to yourself the act of deceiving
the quality of being fraudulent
a misleading falsehood
cheating (adjective) deceit (adjective)
violating accepted standards or rules
not faithful to a spouse or lover
Difference between cheating and deceit

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