Synonyms of gambits

gambits

noun

plural of gambit

as in ruses

a clever often underhanded means to achieve an end

I couldn't tell whether her earlier poor-mouthing had been sincere or just a gambit to get me to pick up the dinner check

Synonyms & Similar Words

• ruses
• schemes
• devices
• tricks
• stratagems
• sleights
• ploys
• artifices
• wiles
• dodges
• jigs
• shenanigans
• gimmicks
• sleights of hand
• plays
• knacks
• bluffs
• juggles
• deceptions
• subterfuges
• fetches
• feints
• trickeries
• duplicities
• chicaneries
• flimflams
• hoaxes
• swindles
• crafts
• cunnings
• end runs
• juggleries
• frauds
• gaffs
• duperies
• fakeries
• skullduggeries
• skulduggeries
• crookeries
• fronts
• cozenages
• smoke screens
• blinds
• legerdemains
• shams