Gamesmanship
Gamesmanship noun - The use of clever underhanded actions to achieve an end.
Usage example: that author doesn't go in for literary gamesmanship, so the reader is never led astray by the novel's narrator
Scheming and gamesmanship are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Scheming" instead a noun "Gamesmanship".
Nearby Word: game
Scheming
Scheming adjective - Clever at attaining one's ends by indirect and often deceptive means.
Gamesmanship and scheming are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Gamesmanship" instead a noun "Scheming".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- trick and gamesmanship
- trick and scheming
- deception and gamesmanship
- deception and scheming
- plot and gamesmanship
- plot and scheming
- scheme and gamesmanship
- scheme and scheming
- stratagem and gamesmanship
- stratagem and scheming
- intrigue and gamesmanship
- intrigue and scheming
- maneuver and gamesmanship
- maneuver and scheming
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