Cheat and Wrest

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

Nearby Words: cheating, cheated, cheater

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

Usage example: vowed that the bully had wrested his lunch money from him for the last time

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Cheat and wrest are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Cheat" instead a verb "Wrest".

Nearby Words: wrestle, wrestled, wresting

cheat character

wrest character

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