Backstab and Cheat

Backstab

Backstab verb - To be unfaithful or disloyal to.
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Cheat and backstab are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Cheat" instead a verb "Backstab".

Cheat

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

Backstab and cheat are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Backstab" instead a verb "Cheat".

Nearby Words: cheating, cheated, cheater

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  • The Illuminati line has always been steeped in humor, and this version was no different—players, of course, were encouraged to lie, cheat, and backstab each other.
  • Literature / Lone Wolf Time Stands Still: In book 19, Wolf's Bane tries to cheat his duel with Lone Wolf when it is turning sour for him, by calling upon a demonic monster to backstab the hero with a Flaming Sword.
  • Gates, meanwhile, works with his best friend Paul Allen to backstab, steal, and cheat his way to the top, ruining everyone he comes across (including Tim Patterson, inventor of DOS, and Tom Watson, head of IBM).
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