Artifice
Artifice noun - The use of clever underhanded actions to achieve an end.
Usage example: if she has to resort to artifice to get a man, well, she's prepared to do that
Plotting and artifice are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Plotting" instead a noun "Artifice".
Nearby Words: artificial, artificer
Mutual synonyms
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Plotting and Artifice. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 14, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/artifice/plotting
Artifice & Plotting. N.p., 2016. Web. 14 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/artifice/plotting>.
Plotting or Artifice. 2016. Accessed August 14, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/artifice/plotting.
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