Chicanery and Ploy

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Chicanery noun - The use of clever underhanded actions to achieve an end.

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Ploy and chicanery are semantically related. in deception topic. In some cases you can use "Ploy" instead a noun "Chicanery".

Nearby Word: chicane

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

Usage example: asking me to take her shopping turned out to be a ploy to get me to the surprise party

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

Nearby Word: ployed

clever	clever chicanery	clever ploy
political	political chicanery	political ploy

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