Crookery and Ploy

Crookery

Crookery noun - The inclination or practice of misleading others through lies or trickery.

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

Ploy

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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Synonyms for Ploy

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

Nearby Word: ployed
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