Cheat
Deception
Deception noun - The inclination or practice of misleading others through lies or trickery.
Cheat is a synonym for deception in trick topic. You can use "Cheat" instead a noun "Deception", if it concerns topics such as deed, counterfeit, misleading, hoax.
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This deception goes on until the day of the wedding where Chas doesn't go through with it and reveals she knew he was a dirty cheat.
Source: Lifetime Movie of the Week -
Evil Is Cool: Some contestants believe this (as it is a game of deception), and swear to lie, cheat, and steal their way to the million.
Source: Series / Survivor - Going into the files for ''Mortal Kombat: Deception' and using a cheat device allows use of a lot of content that is either locked away and only viewable during the 'Konquest' mode or content that is dummied out completely.
Source: Dummied Out / Fighting Games
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