Cheat and Fail

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

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Fail is an antonym for cheat in defraud topic.

Nearby Words: cheating, cheated, cheater

Fail verb - To stop functioning.

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Cheat is an antonym for fail.

Nearby Words: failure, failing, failed

guy	cheat guy	fail guy
people	cheat people	fail people
time	cheat time	fail time
way	cheat way	fail way
Other words: challenge, money, game, test, times, tests, rolls.

His attempts to pass his astro-navigation exams are always ruined because he is so convinced he will fail he spends more time trying to work out how to cheat than he does studying.

Source: His Own Worst Enemy
Long story short, Brian has the option to get a cheat sheet from someone so he can ace the test or take the test without it and likely fail.

Source: Family-Unfriendly Aesop
The main characters cheat, lie, and even enter a polygamous relationship that's doomed to fail instead of finding and settling down with a single person in a healthy relationship.

Source: Commitment Issues

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