Cheat and Scam

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Cheat

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

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Scam is a synonym for cheat in trick topic. In some cases you can use "Scam" instead the word "Cheat" as a noun or a verb, when it comes to topics like deception, deceive, defraud, fraud.

Nearby Words: cheating, cheated, cheater

Scam

Scam noun - A fraudulent business scheme.

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Cheat is a synonym for scam in fraud topic. Sometimes you can use "Cheat" instead the word "Scam" as a noun or a verb.

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good	good cheat	good scam
exact	exact cheat	exact scam
similar	similar cheat	similar scam
common	common cheat	common scam
Other adjectives: successful, great, devious, ruthless, classic, last.

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The Fool: Magoo's incredible luck always saves the day for him and always ruins the day for whoever attempted to cheat or scam him.

Source: Western Animation / Mr. Magoo
Futurama parodies this when Bender gets a sex change to cheat at the Olympics, then later marries Calculon to scam him.

Source: Widowed at the Wedding
Veronica Mars: Most of the villains are villainous because they have the money to bribe, cheat, and scam their way through the court system which effectively kneecaps the only thing Veronica can do (sleuth, get evidence, get them in court).

Source: Privileged Rival

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