85 entries under ploy topic. ×

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gadget(noun, entity, person, part, concern)
38
contrivance(noun, entity, support, person, make)
31
apparatus(noun, entity, person, part, concern)
30
trick(noun, plan, catch, fake, honest)
27
artifice(noun, support, plan, catch, ability)
24
stratagem(noun, support, cause, plan, catch)
24
gimmick(noun, plan, catch, development, fake)
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ruse(noun, cause, plan, catch, fake)
22
instrument(noun, entity, person, part, concern)
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dodge(noun, catch, fake, trick, honest)
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subterfuge(noun, cause, catch, trick, honest)
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plot(noun, action, plan, trick, twist)
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plan(noun, action, trick, design, idea)
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scheme(noun, action, plan, trick, design)
17
wile(noun, catch, fake, trick, honest)
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design(noun, part, mark, plan, sign)
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gizmo(noun, catch, development, fake, trick)
14
expedient(noun, support, move, action, control)
14
machination(noun, plan, trick, design, idea)
13
deception(noun, plan, catch, trick, honest)
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APASmart Define. (2016). device thesaurus. Retrieved September 20, 2026, from https://smartdefine.org/device/thesaurus/synonyms
ChicagoSmart Define. 2016. "device thesaurus" https://smartdefine.org/device/thesaurus/synonyms (accessed September 20, 2026).
HarvardSmart Define 2016, device thesaurus, Smart Define, viewed 20 September, 2026, <https://smartdefine.org/device/thesaurus/synonyms>.
MLASmart Define. "device thesaurus" 26 February 2016. Web. 20 September 2026. <https://smartdefine.org/device/thesaurus/synonyms>