Con and Ploy

Con

Con noun - An instance of the use of dishonest methods to acquire something of value.

Usage example: the explanation was so plausible that I never suspected it was all a con to make off with my car

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

Nearby Word: cony

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

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

Nearby Word: ployed

old	old con	old ploy
good	good con	good ploy
elaborate	elaborate con	elaborate ploy
particular	particular con	particular ploy
Other adjectives: common, fake, initial, obvious, successful, massive, little, bad, transparent, cynical, last, latest.

The episode The Playbook was an elaborate con to get Lily to think she was sabotaging all of Barney's usual cons to get women, only to have it been a ploy to get her to set him up with one.

Source: Kansas City Shuffle
Mega Ultra Super Heroes Unite: McFist and Viceroy created the Mega Ultra Super Hero Comic Con as a ploy to trap and defeat the ninja, but they had to expand their plans once the other four heroes showed up and the Heroes' Tome came in their possession.

Source: Fan Fic / The MUSHU Verse

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