Cheating and Thieving

Cheating

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

Thieving and cheating are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Thieving" instead a noun "Cheating".

Nearby Words: cheat, cheated, cheater

Thieving

Thieving noun - The act of taking something from someone unlawfully.
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Synonyms for Thieving

Cheating and thieving are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Cheating" instead a noun "Thieving".

Nearby Words: thief, thievery, thieved

Both words in one sentence

  • Sure, he's a cheating, thieving bastard and she's just as bad, but Thelma takes it to new levels.
  • Film / Married to the Mob The mob is run by murdering, thieving, lying, cheating psychopaths.
  • Literature / Cloud Atlas Depraved Bisexual: Robert Frobisher — charming, hedonistic, manipulative, thieving, sees no problem with cheating, freely admits he'll never truly love anyone but himself (though in the end, he almost admits he loves Sixsmith) and leaps easily from one conquest to the next.
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