Synonyms of stratagems

stratagems

noun

plural of stratagem

as in ruses

a clever often underhanded means to achieve an end

tried various stratagems to get the cat into the carrier, but the feisty feline was wise to them all

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of stratagems

Political stratagems in art were shifting in places like New York and Los Angeles, and the Pictures Generation’s ethos began to speak to young Black and brown artists, ultimately intersecting with their desire for representation. — Hilton Als, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2026

There are some other fun stats in there, including a ranking of the game's most popular stratagems. — Ian Stokes, Space.com, 3 Mar. 2026