Ploy
Ploy noun - A clever often underhanded means to achieve an end.
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Synonyms for Ploy
Substitute and ploy are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Substitute" instead a noun "Ploy".
Nearby Word: ployed
Substitute
Substitute noun - A person or thing that takes the place of another.
Ploy and substitute are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Ploy" instead a noun "Substitute".
How words are described
| good | good ploy | good substitute |
| better | better ploy | better substitute |
| similar | similar ploy | similar substitute |
| common | common ploy | common substitute |
| Other adjectives: obvious, cheap, effective, bad, transparent, psychological, occasional. | ||
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