Guise and Ploy

Guise

Guise noun - A display of emotion or behavior that is insincere or intended to deceive.

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

Ploy

Ploy noun - A clever often underhanded means to achieve an end.
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Synonyms for Ploy

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

Nearby Word: ployed

How words are described

typical typical guise typical ploy
fake fake guise fake ploy
simple simple guise simple ploy
transparent transparent guise transparent ploy

Both words in one sentence

  • Webcomic / Table Titans God Guise: In "Winter of the Iron Dwarf", Simon the Drow uses illusory magic to impersonate the Dwarven deity Dumathoin, all part of a ploy to trick a band of besieged Dwarves into leaving the safety of their fortress.
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