Related Words for ploy

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stratagem
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Noun, Noun
gambit
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Noun, Noun
ruse
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Noun
tactic
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Noun
gimmick
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Noun
subterfuge
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Noun
trick
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Noun
trickery
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Noun
lure
/
Noun, Verb
scam
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Noun
misdirection
xx/x
Noun
stunt
/
Noun
swindle
/x
Noun
deception
x/x
Noun
charade
x/
Noun
attempt
x/
Noun
sneaky
/x
Adjective
concocted
x/x
Verb
discredit
x/x
Noun, Verb
contrived
x/
Verb
contrivance
x/x
Noun
backfire
/x
Noun, Verb
blackmail
/x
Noun
disingenuous
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Adjective
ingratiate
x/xx
Verb
bribe
/
Noun
diversionary
x/xxx
Adjective
decoy
x/
Noun
strategy
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Noun
cunning
/x
Adjective
manipulative
x/xxx
Adjective
hoax
/
Noun
propaganda
xx/x
Noun
disguise
x/
Noun
prank
/
Noun
scheming
/x
Noun
enticement
x/x
Noun
placate
/x
Verb
deceive
x/
Verb
clever
/x
Adjective
bait
/
Noun
seduce
x/
Verb
conspiracy
x/xx
Noun
sabotage
/xx
Noun
joke
/
Noun
cynically
/xxx
Adverb
trap
/
Noun
persuade
x/
Verb
blatant
/x
Adjective
sham
/
Noun
dupe
/
Noun
deceptive
x/x
Adjective
farce
/
Noun
countermeasure
/xxx
Noun
delude
x/
Verb
deliberate
x/xx
Adjective
pandering
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Noun
maneuver
x/x
Noun
loophole
/x
Noun
convince
x/
Verb
excuse
x/
Noun
brainwashing
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Noun
scare
/
Noun, Verb
spoof
/
Noun
desperate
/x
Adjective
seduction
x/x
Noun
pacify
/xx
Verb
devise
x/
Verb
diversion
x/x
Noun
circumvent
xx/
Verb
blunder
/x
Noun
demonize
/xx
Verb
euphemism
/xxx
Noun
entrap
x/
Verb
inducement
x/x
Noun
incentive
x/x
Noun
avail
x/
Noun
move
/
Noun
enlist
x/
Verb
pretense
x/
Noun
conduct
x/
Noun
intent
x/
Noun
take
/
Verb
platform
/x
Noun
pipeline
/x
Noun
measure
/x
Noun
endeavor
x/x
Noun
propose
x/
Verb
exercise
/xx
Noun
assimilate
x/xx
Verb
substitute
/xx
Noun
program
/x
Noun
benefit
/xx
Noun
training
/x
Noun
fuel
/x
Noun
invite
x/
Verb
lift
/
Noun
recruit
x/
Noun
construe
x/
Verb
impress
x/
Verb
pledge
/
Noun
assign
x/
Verb
climb
/
Noun
make
/
Verb
devious
/xx
Adjective
machiavellian
xxx/xx
Adjective
rhetorical
x/xx
Adjective
tactical
/xx
Adjective
fooled
/
Verb
lull
/
Verb
distract
x/
Verb
crafty
/x
Adjective
disarm
x/
Verb
shameless
/x
Adjective
deceitful
x/x
Adjective
ingenious
x/x
Adjective
sympathy
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Noun
garner
/x
Verb
deflect
x/
Verb
favourite
x/
Adjective
seductive
x/x
Adjective
phony
/x
Adjective
transparent
x/x
Adjective
calculated
/xxx
Adjective
shrewd
/
Adjective
victim
/x
Noun
resorted
x/x
Verb
favorite
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Adjective
divert
x/
Verb
embarrass
x/x
Verb
part
/
Noun
nothing
/x
Noun
game
/
Noun
intimidate
x/xx
Verb
sort
/
Noun
enemy
/xx
Noun
appease
x/
Verb
politicians
xx/x
Noun
marketing
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Noun
polemical
x/xx
Adjective
mislead
x/
Verb
conversational
xx/xx
Adjective
negotiations
xxx/x
Noun
device
x/
Noun
dodge
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
elbow
/x
Noun, Verb
expedient
x/xx
Adjective, Noun
gag
/
Noun, Verb
gambling
/xx
Noun
get
/
Verb, Noun
guile
/
Noun, Verb
ingenuity
xx/xx
Noun
loser
/x
Noun
manoeuvre
x/
Noun, Verb
mockery
/xx
Noun
passage
/x
Noun, Verb, Adjective
passing
/x
Noun, Adjective, Adverb
play
/
Verb, Noun
plot
/
Noun, Verb
punk
/
Noun, Adjective, Verb
set
/
Verb, Noun, Adjective
show
/
Verb, Noun
sleight
/
Noun
slogan
/x
Noun
stake
/
Noun, Verb
thing
/
Noun, Verb
tip
/
Noun, Verb
trope
x
Noun, Verb
undertaking
/xxx
Noun
venture
/x
Noun, Verb
off
/
Adverb, Adjective, Verb, Noun
save
/
Verb, Noun
milestone
/x
Noun, Verb
breakeven
/xx
Verb, Noun, Adjective
backwater
/xx
Noun, Verb
die
/
Verb, Noun
fall
/
Verb, Noun
tell
/
Verb, Noun
stonewall
/x
Name, Verb, Adjective
blow
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
bundle
/x
Noun, Verb