Knavery and Ploy

Knavery

Knavery noun - A playful or mischievous act intended as a joke.
Usage example: the sort of frat-boy knaveries that become the stuff of campus legend

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

Nearby Words: knave, knavish

Ploy

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

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

Nearby Word: ployed
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