British slang for having been unfaithful in a relationship includes phrases like "having a bit on the side" or using the simple term "done". The person who does the cheating is often referred to as a "love rat".
🇬🇧 Love rat 🧾 Meaning: A "love rat" is British slang for someone (usually a man) who cheats on their partner or is unfaithful in a relationship. It's often used in tabloids and gossip columns to shame celebrities or public figures caught in affairs.
fraudster. double-crosser (informal) swindler. Swindlers have cheated investors out of £12 million. grifter (slang, mainly US, Canadian)
Infidelity (synonyms include cheating, having an affair, adultery, being unfaithful, non-consensual non-monogamy, straying or two-timing) is a violation of a couple's emotional or sexual exclusivity that commonly results in feelings of anger, sexual jealousy, and rivalry.
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Carrying tackle: Used primarily in the late 18th and early 19th centuries, a man having an indiscreet affair was said to be carrying tackle.
cheat. swindler. STRONG. deceiver defrauder grifter scammer shark trickster victimizer.
Some common synonyms of cheat are cozen, defraud, and swindle. While all these words mean "to get something by dishonesty or deception," cheat suggests using trickery that escapes observation.
Previous litera- ture has identified characteristics of the partner involved in infidelity; this study investigates the Big Five personal- ity traits (openness, conscientiousness, extraversion, agreeableness, and neuroticism) of uninvolved partners.
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WEAK. adulterine deceitful double-crossing faithless false false-hearted fickle foresworn inconstant incontinent moonlighting not true to of bad faith perfidious philandering recreant shifty snaky sneaking traitorous treacherous treasonable two-faced two-timing unchaste unreliable untrustworthy wicked. Antonyms.
informal. a person who has a secret sexual relationship with someone who is not their husband, wife, or usual sexual partner: Emma found out her boyfriend was a cheater.
Muck Up. Another term that sounds primarily British. If you ruin something or bungle it (there's that word again) to the point of complete confusion, you've mucked it up.
synonyms: beguiler, cheat, deceiver, slicker, trickster.
Busted — Caught cheating.
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unfaithfulness. infidelity. betrayal. adultery. treachery.
Synonyms of cheater
adulterer. American. [uh-duhl-ter-er] / əˈdʌl tər ər /
Sense: Verb: obtain money dishonestly
Synonyms: defraud, swindle , fleece , scam , con (informal), grift, rip off (informal), clip , overcharge, short-change, gouge, chisel , sting (informal), bilk, rook, mulct, diddle (slang)
charlatan con artist crook hypocrite impostor rascal rogue swindler trickster. STRONG. bluff chiseler deceiver decoy defrauder dodger double-crosser double-dealer fake masquerader pretender quack scammer shark sharper shyster.