23
ploy(noun, action, plan, trick, game)
16
artifice(noun, plan, trick, deception, dishonesty)
16
ruse(noun, plan, trick, deception, dishonesty)
15
stratagem(noun, trick, deception, dishonesty, trickery)
13
trick(noun, plan, catch, fake, plot)
12
device(noun, action, plan, trick, scheme)
12
maneuver(noun, move, plan, trick, deception)
10
scheme(noun, move, action, trick, course)
9
gimmick(noun, move, action, plan, trick)
9
manoeuvre
8
tactic(noun, move, action, plan, trick)
7
wile(noun, catch, fake, trick, cunning)
7
design(noun, plan, trick, plot, maneuver)
7
play(noun, move, action, plan, trick)
6
dodge(noun, trick, deception, dishonesty, trickery)
6
feint(noun, action, trick, deception, dishonesty)
6
contrivance(noun, move, action, trick, twist)
6
move
5
machination(noun, move, action, trick, deception)
5
approach(noun, endeavor)
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