Mask and Ploy

Mask

Mask noun - A cover or partial cover for the face used to disguise oneself.

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

Nearby Words: masked, masking, masker, maskable

Ploy

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

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

Nearby Word: ployed

How words are described

old old mask old ploy
elaborate elaborate mask elaborate ploy
similar similar mask similar ploy
alien alien mask alien ploy
Other adjectives: fake, simple, cheap, little, ancient, final, classic, odd, last.

Both words in one sentence

  • Spot the Imposter Funnily enough, Darkwing tries the same ploy to infiltrate the Fearsome Five's HQ., using a Negaduck costume (minus his purple mask, again for audience benefit).
  • Last Kiss He is so moved by the request that he complies despite the fact that the bomb he planted is already activated and counting down (though it was just a ploy the girl hatched to get him to take off the mask and for her to get it to Stanley).
    Source: Last Kiss
  • Series / Harper's Island Becoming the Mask: It is implied that Henry loved Trish, even though the wedding was his ploy to get Abby back to the island Beta Couple: Cal and Chloe, often pulling double duty as the Plucky Comic Relief.
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