Feint and Play

Feint

Feint noun - Any distracting or deceptive maneuver (as a mock attack).

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Play and feint are semantically related. in bluff topic. In some cases you can use "Play" instead a noun "Feint", when it comes to topics like pretense.

Nearby Words: feinted, feinting

Play

Play noun - A clever often underhanded means to achieve an end.

Usage example: the guy at the bar made an unusually creative play to get her phone number

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Synonyms for Play

Antonyms for Play

Feint and play are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Feint" instead a noun "Play".

Nearby Words: played, playful, player, playfulness, playing

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How words are described

offensive	offensive feint	offensive play
actual	actual feint	actual play

Both words in one sentence

They launched a feint attack up in the northern plains of Belgium and Holland to distract the French and play to their expectations, and in the meantime they secretly sent their main force through the Ardennes.

Source: Useful Notes / Maginot Line

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