Fraud and Ploy

Fraud

Fraud noun - An instance of the use of dishonest methods to acquire something of value.

Usage example: thousands of people lost money when the investment scheme turned out to be a fraud

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Ploy and fraud are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Ploy" instead a noun "Fraud".

Nearby Word: fraudster

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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Fraud and ploy are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Fraud" instead a noun "Ploy".

Nearby Word: ployed

elaborate	elaborate fraud	elaborate ploy
fake	fake fraud	fake ploy
massive	massive fraud	massive ploy
deliberate	deliberate fraud	deliberate ploy
Other adjectives: famous, transparent, political, unrelated, latest, cosmic, manipulative.

When an adept escapes with video evidence showing that it was a power ploy on part of one member, the evidence is denounced as fraud — which, others point out, shows that things can be fraudulent, and so they do not know if the original evidence is true.

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