Cheat and Ploy

Cheat

Cheat noun - A dishonest person who uses clever means to cheat others out of something of value.

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

Nearby Words: cheating, cheated, cheater

Ploy

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

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

Nearby Word: ployed

How words are described

good good cheat good ploy
exact exact cheat exact ploy
similar similar cheat similar ploy
common common cheat common ploy
Other adjectives: successful, little, bad, secret, classic, last, occasional.
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