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ruse
Synonyms and Antonyms of ruse
- His act was just a clever ruse to get me to go out with him.
deceit, deception, delusion, fooling, fraud, hanky-panky, hoodwinking, sham, stratagem, subterfuge, trickery, wile
antic, caper, capriccio, dido, escapade, frolic, gag, jest, knavery, monkeyshine(s), practical joke, prank, rag [chiefly British], roguery, shavie [Scottish], shine(s), trick, waggery
adventure, experience, game, lark, time
high jinks (also hijinks), horseplay, play, roughhousing, rowdyism
deed, feat, mission, performance, stunt
caprice, conceit, fancy, vagary, whim, whimsy (also whimsey)
Synonym Discussion of ruse
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- the tricks of the trade
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- the ruses of smugglers
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- the stratagem-filled game
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- last-minute maneuvers to avert bankruptcy
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- the clever artifices of the stage
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- used all of his wiles to ingratiate himself
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- a feint toward the enemy's left flank
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