Deceit
Deceit noun - The inclination or practice of misleading others through lies or trickery.
Ploy
Ploy noun - A clever often underhanded means to achieve an end.
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Synonyms for Ploy
Nearby Word: ployed
Mutual synonyms
How words are described
| elaborate | elaborate deceit | elaborate ploy |
| genuine | genuine deceit | genuine ploy |
| clever | clever deceit | clever ploy |
| intentional | intentional deceit | intentional ploy |
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The ploy works; Erebus, for all of his deceit and manipulation, is manipulated himself when 'Ardendor' lets Atlas free and gives Erebus a coherent identity.
Source: Video Game / AdventureQuest
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