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ploy, gambit, stratagem
n. a maneuver in a game or conversation
contrivance, stratagem, dodge
n. an elaborate or deceitful scheme contrived to deceive or evade; "his testimony was just a contrivance to throw us off the track"
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Fuzzynyms (35)
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tactic, tactics, maneuver, manoeuvre
n. a plan for attaining a particular goal
trick, fast one
n. a cunning or deceitful action or device; "he played a trick on me"; "he pulled a fast one and got away with it"
trickery, chicanery, chicane, guile, wile, shenanigan
n. the use of tricks to deceive someone (usually to extract money from them)
appliance, contraption, contrivance, convenience, gadget, gizmo, gismo, widget
n. a device or control that is very useful for a particular job
subterfuge, blind
n. something intended to misrepresent the true nature of an activity; "he wasn't sick--it was just a subterfuge"; "the holding company was just a blind"
ruse, artifice
n. a deceptive maneuver (especially to avoid capture)
intrigue
n. a clandestine love affair
conspiracy, cabal
n. a plot to carry out some harmful or illegal act (especially a political plot)
tactic, tactics, maneuver, manoeuvre
n. a plan for attaining a particular goal
plan, program, programme
n. a series of steps to be carried out or goals to be accomplished; "they drew up a six-step plan"; "they discussed plans for a new bond issue"
system
n. a procedure or process for obtaining an objective; "they had to devise a system that did not depend on cooperation"
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