Action and Ploy

Action

Action noun - Something done by someone.

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Ploy and action are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Ploy" instead a noun "Action".

Nearby Words: active, activity, acting, acted, actively

Ploy noun - A clever often underhanded means to achieve an end.

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Action and ploy are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Action" instead a noun "Ploy".

Nearby Word: ployed

particular	particular action	particular ploy
similar	similar action	similar ploy
standard	standard action	standard ploy
simple	simple action	simple ploy
Other adjectives: little, bad, main, deliberate, necessary, crazy, political, final, last, defensive.

Indy Ploy: Jacquie knows she should have a plan before taking action but she's no good at planning so she wings it instead.

Source: Literature / The Exile's Violin
The Indy Ploy is when a character improvises his plan of action as he goes along.

Source: Trope Distinctions / A to C
If one gets put out of action, the other might be called upon to pull an El Cid Ploy.

Source: Identical Stranger

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