Ploy
Ploy noun - A clever often underhanded means to achieve an end.
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Semblance and ploy are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Semblance" instead a noun "Ploy".
Nearby Word: ployed
Semblance
Semblance noun - A display of emotion or behavior that is insincere or intended to deceive.
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Semblance and Ploy. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/ploy/semblance
Ploy & Semblance. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/ploy/semblance>.
Semblance or Ploy. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/ploy/semblance.
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