Intrigue and Ploy

Intrigue

Intrigue noun - A secret plan for accomplishing evil or unlawful ends.

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

Nearby Words: intriguing, intrigued, intriguer

Ploy

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

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

Nearby Word: ployed

How words are described

old old intrigue old ploy
good good intrigue good ploy
elaborate elaborate intrigue elaborate ploy
alien alien intrigue alien ploy
Other adjectives: standard, genuine, massive, main, ancient, psychological, political, occasional.
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