Blackmail and Cheat

Blackmail

Blackmail noun - Extortion of money by threats to divulge discrediting information.

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

Nearby Words: blackmailer, blackmailing, blackmailed

Cheat noun - A dishonest person who uses clever means to cheat others out of something of value.

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

Nearby Words: cheating, cheated, cheater

good	good blackmail	good cheat
appropriate	appropriate blackmail	appropriate cheat
unpleasant	unpleasant blackmail	unpleasant cheat
dirty	dirty blackmail	dirty cheat
Other adjectives: little, bad, horrible, lying, last, occasional, several.

character	blackmail character	cheat character
man	blackmail man	cheat man
people	blackmail people	cheat people
god	blackmail god	cheat god
Other words: way, anyone, gods, opponents.

With Friends Like These...: At the beginning, Tarantyev is rude and insulting; later, he and a buddy of his essentially cheat and blackmail Oblomov.

Source: Literature / Oblomov
Ace Swift had a major one when his attempt to blackmail Rainbow Dash failed miserably, and immediately afterwards Sonata confronts him to tell him she is through helping him cheat.

Source: Web Animation / Turnabout Storm
They lie, they cheat, they steal, they murder and they blackmail.

Source: Token Evil Teammate

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