22
stratagem(noun, plan, trick, design, idea)
21
intrigue(noun, plan, deception, dishonesty, scheme)
20
scheme(noun, plan, trick, design, idea)
20
plot(noun, plan, trick, design, idea)
20
trick(noun, plan, design, idea, system)
17
artifice(noun, trick, deception, dishonesty, cunning)
17
ruse(noun, plan, trick, deception, talk)
16
conspiracy(noun, plan, picture, device, plot)
14
device(noun, plan, trick, design, idea)
14
dodge(noun, plan, trick, informal, deception)
12
cabal(noun, plan, scheme, plot, planned)
12
contrivance(noun, move, action, plan, trick)
12
ploy(noun, trick, deception, talk, dishonesty)
11
subterfuge(noun, trick, deception, talk, dishonesty)
10
manoeuvre
10
wile(noun, trick, deception, device, cunning)
8
trap(noun, trick, cunning, maneuver, snare)
8
trickery(noun, deception, dishonesty, cunning, scheme)
7
deception(noun, trick, dishonesty, cunning, trickery)
7
design(noun, plan, trick, course, scheme)
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