Deception and Ploy

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

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Ploy is a synonym for deception in honest topic. In some cases you can use "Ploy" instead a noun "Deception".

Nearby Words: deceive, deceit, deceptive, deceptively

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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Deception is a synonym for ploy in honest topic. Sometimes you can use "Deception" instead a noun "Ploy".

Nearby Word: ployed

good	good deception	good ploy
elaborate	elaborate deception	elaborate ploy
similar	similar deception	similar ploy
common	common deception	common ploy
Other adjectives: fake, genuine, obvious, simple, effective, massive, cunning, little, villainous, clever, deliberate, necessary, transparent, psychological, political, unrelated, intentional.

In Ace Combat X: Skies of Deception, the war itself was just a ploy for loads of money by the other country's leader, and no enemy squadron acts as Gryphus 1's counterpart, save for the almost-throwaway Alect squadron.

Source: Strictly Formula

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