swindle vs cheat

swindle and cheat both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
swindle	Yes	No	Yes	No
cheat	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, swindle and cheat are synonyms defined as:

Other synonyms of swindle include fraud, rig.

As verbs, cheat is a hypernym of swindle; that is, cheat is a word with a broader meaning than swindle:

Other hypernyms of swindle include chisel, rip off.

swindle (noun)	cheat (noun)
the act of swindling by some fraudulent scheme	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

swindle (verb)	cheat (verb)
deprive of by deceit	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