Feint and Strategy

Feint

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

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Strategy and feint are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Strategy" instead a noun "Feint".

Nearby Words: feinted, feinting

Strategy noun - A method worked out in advance for achieving some objective.

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Feint and strategy are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Feint" instead a noun "Strategy".

offensive	offensive feint	offensive strategy
actual	actual feint	actual strategy

Third Kzin Fleet attacks using actual strategy, a feint-and-pounce.

Source: Grand Unified Timeline / The Twenty Third And Twenty Fourth Centuries
Defensive Feint Trap: After realizing that the Americans wouldn't be reliably able to challenge the British in the open field for some time, George Washington took the strategy of simply keeping his army together and retreating when he had to.

Source: Useful Notes / The American Revolution

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