Cheating and Lying

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Cheating noun - The inclination or practice of misleading others through lies or trickery.

Usage example: a conscienceless adventuress who never earned anything except through cheating

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Lying and cheating are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Lying" instead the word "Cheating" as a noun or an adjective.

Nearby Words: cheat, cheated, cheater

Lying noun - The deliberate act of deviating from the truth.

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Cheating and lying are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Cheating" instead the word "Lying" as a noun or an adjective.

Similarly, others tried censoring the book's consensual polyamory, "but it would be okay if (the person dating two people) was cheating and lying".

Source: Literature / Stranger
Neil Burnside of The Sandbaggers is not above lying and cheating to get his way, as both Wellingham and Peele frequently tell him.

Source: Anti Hero / Live-Action TV
Turns out his ex was a jerkass herself, often lying and cheating at him even after promising not to do so.

Source: Manga / Bokura ga Ita

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