Cheat and Extort

Cheat

Cheat verb - To rob by the use of trickery or threats.

Usage example: a despicable confidence man who heartlessly cheated elderly people out of their savings

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Extort and cheat are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Extort" instead a verb "Cheat".

Nearby Words: cheating, cheated, cheater

Extort verb - To get (as money) by the use of force or threats.

Usage example: a school bully who was used to extorting lunch money from weaker kids

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Cheat and extort are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Cheat" instead a verb "Extort".

Nearby Words: extortion, extorting

man	cheat man	extort man
people	cheat people	extort people
boy	cheat boy	extort boy
law	cheat law	extort law
Other words: money, ransom, gods.

The Sociopath will do whatever it takes: lie, cheat, steal, extort, manipulate, or use outright violence without the slightest hesitation, disgust or remorse, and for as little as Pleasure or The Evulz.

Source: The Sociopath

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