Act and Cheat

Act

Act verb - To present a portrayal or performance of.

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Cheat and act are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Cheat" instead the word "Act" as a verb or a noun.

Nearby Words: acting, acted

Cheat verb - To use dishonest methods to achieve a goal.

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Act and cheat are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Act" instead the word "Cheat" as a verb or a noun.

Nearby Words: cheating, cheated, cheater

good	good act	good cheat
similar	similar act	similar cheat
common	common act	common cheat
certain	certain act	certain cheat
Other adjectives: original, blatant, actual, successful, big, great, little, bad, horrible, cruel, solo, double, last, occasional.

people	act people	cheat people
time	act time	cheat time
way	act way	cheat way
bit	act bit	cheat bit
Other words: little, rules, times.

Certain cheat codes and unlockables allow you to play as a shorter version of your character with big hands and feet as well as a literal slab of meat, and one cheat makes all the pedestrians act like zombies and chase you down.

Source: Video Game / Skate
He later gets visited in a dream by Shojo, who tells him that rather than trying to actively act outside of society's rules (which would make others kill him eventually), he should instead try to play by the rules and cheat whenever he can, making others believe he's playing by the rules.

Source: Chaotic Evil
In the book Heir Apparent, there's a 'cheat' in the game that makes the game easier to play, and the characters act out of character to help the main character if the main character starts to cry.

Source: Anti-Frustration Features

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