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phoney vs cheat

cheat vs phoney

phoney and cheat both are nouns.

phoney is an adjective but cheat is not an adjective.

phoney is not a verb while cheat is a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
phoney Yes Yes No No
cheat Yes No Yes No
As nouns, cheat is a hypernym of phoney; that is, cheat is a word with a broader meaning than phoney:
  • phoney: a person who professes beliefs and opinions that he or she does not hold in order to conceal his or her real feelings or motives
  • cheat: someone who leads you to believe something that is not true
Other hypernyms of phoney include beguiler, cheater, deceiver, slicker, trickster.
phoney (noun) cheat (noun)
a person who professes beliefs and opinions that he or she does not hold in order to conceal his or her real feelings or motives 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
phoney (adjective) cheat (adjective)
fraudulent; having a misleading appearance
phoney (verb) cheat (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 phoney and cheat

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