Duplicity
Duplicity noun - The inclination or practice of misleading others through lies or trickery.
Ploy and duplicity are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Ploy" instead a noun "Duplicity".
Nearby Words: duplicate, duplication
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
Duplicity and ploy are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Duplicity" instead a noun "Ploy".
Nearby Word: ployed
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How words are described
| magnificent | magnificent duplicity | magnificent ploy |
| necessary | necessary duplicity | necessary ploy |
Both words in one sentence
- A genderswapped version appears in the 2009 movie Duplicity—hottie Clive Owen chats up a frumpy woman as a ploy to get her to take him back to her office in order to access the company's computer network.
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