Manipulation
Manipulation noun - Exerting shrewd or devious influence especially for one's own advantage.
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Synonyms for Manipulation
Ploy and manipulation are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Ploy" instead a noun "Manipulation".
Ploy
Ploy noun - A clever often underhanded means to achieve an end.
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Synonyms for Ploy
Manipulation and ploy are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Manipulation" instead a noun "Ploy".
Nearby Word: ployed
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The ploy works; Erebus, for all of his deceit and manipulation, is manipulated himself when 'Ardendor' lets Atlas free and gives Erebus a coherent identity.
Source: Video Game / AdventureQuest
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