Ploy and Trickery

Ploy

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

Usage example: asking me to take her shopping turned out to be a ploy to get me to the surprise party

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

Nearby Word: ployed

Trickery noun - The use of clever underhanded actions to achieve an end.

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Ploy and trickery are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Ploy" instead a noun "Trickery".

Nearby Words: trick, tricky, tricking

elaborate	elaborate ploy	elaborate trickery
similar	similar ploy	similar trickery
many	many ploy	many trickery
obvious	obvious ploy	obvious trickery
Other adjectives: simple, little, clever, deliberate, risky, psychological, political.

Loki would often tart himself up in drag to trick his enemies — a classic Karmic Trickery ploy — and often teamed up with Thor for a mix of Brains and Brawn.

Source: Karmic Trickster

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