Synonyms of ploy

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ploy

noun

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1

as in ruse

a clever often underhanded means to achieve an end

asking me to take her shopping turned out to be a ploy to get me to the surprise party

Synonyms & Similar Words

• ruse
• scheme
• trick
• stratagem
• device
• gambit
• gimmick
• dodge
• jig
• knack
• flimflam
• bluff
• fetch
• wile
• shenanigan
• sleight
• deception
• juggle
• subterfuge
• play
• cunning
• trickery
• hoax
• artifice
• feint
• sleight of hand
• swindle
• duplicity
• jugglery
• swindling
• end run
• chicanery
• cheating
• cozenage
• skulduggery
• fakery
• legerdemain
• sham
• skullduggery
• fraud
• dupery
• gaff
• blind
• crookery
• craft
• front
• smoke screen

2

as in spree

a time or instance of carefree fun

wanted one grand ploy through Europe before settling down and raising a family

Synonyms & Similar Words

• spree
• lark
• fling
• prank
• romp
• idyll
• revel
• frisk
• binge
• caper
• escapade
• gambol
• rollick
• frolic
• festivity
• idyl
• bender
• diversion
• splore
• antic
• souse
• amusement
• bum
• toot
• brannigan
• indulgence
• carouse
• shenanigan(s)
• entertainment
• bust
• merrymaking
• field day
• merriment
• enjoyment
• monkeyshine(s)
• pleasure
• recreation
• self-indulgence