False excuse
Ploy and false excuse are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Ploy" instead a noun phrase "False excuse".
Ploy
Ploy noun - A clever often underhanded means to achieve an end.
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Synonyms for Ploy
Nearby Word: ployed
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Ploy and False excuse. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 22, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/false_excuse/ploy
False excuse & Ploy. N.p., 2016. Web. 22 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/false_excuse/ploy>.
Ploy or False excuse. 2016. Accessed July 22, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/false_excuse/ploy.
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