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stratagem
Synonyms and Antonyms of stratagem
a clever often underhanded means to achieve an end
- I tried various stratagems to get the cat into the carrier, but the feisty feline was wise to them all.
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Phrases Synonymous with stratagem
sleight of hand
Synonym Discussion of stratagem
trick, ruse, stratagem, maneuver, artifice, wile, feint mean an indirect means to gain an end. trick may imply deception, roguishness, illusion, and either an evil or harmless end.
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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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