Gambit and Lie

Gambit

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

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Lie and gambit are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Lie" instead a noun "Gambit".

Lie noun - A statement known by its maker to be untrue and made in order to deceive.

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Gambit and lie are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Gambit" instead a noun "Lie".

Nearby Word: lied

old	old gambit	old lie
good	good gambit	good lie
elaborate	elaborate gambit	elaborate lie
similar	similar gambit	similar lie
Other adjectives: perfect, original, obvious, simple, small, successful, massive, big, huge, bad, cruel, clever, deliberate, grand, new, major, gigantic, last, latest, occasional, giant.

Can be used by a Chess Master to ensure that a lie told before the Memory Gambit is more convincing.

Source: Memory Gambit
Memory Gambit: VK Scanners are very good at lie detection, so one really has to be Believing Their Own Lies in order to fool them.

Source: Fanfic / Mass Effect Human Revolution
Her true loyalties lie with Heaven, but she may well end up helping to destroy the world before her gambit resolves itself.

Source: Double Reverse Quadruple Agent

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