24 entries under ruse topic. ×

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stratagem(noun, plan, trick, design, idea)
20
scheme(noun, plan, trick, design, idea)
20
plot(noun, plan, trick, design, idea)
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trick(noun, plan, design, idea, system)
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conspiracy(noun, plan, picture, device, plot)
14
device(noun, plan, trick, design, idea)
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dodge(noun, plan, trick, informal, deception)
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ploy(noun, trick, deception, talk, dishonesty)
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subterfuge(noun, trick, deception, talk, dishonesty)
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wile(noun, trick, deception, device, cunning)
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deception(noun, trick, dishonesty, cunning, trickery)
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maneuver(noun, move, trick, deception, dishonesty)
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plan(noun, move, action, trick, design)
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strategy(noun, plan, trick, design, idea)
2
evasion(noun, trick, cunning, maneuver)
2
feint(noun, trick, deception, talk, dishonesty)
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fraud(noun, trick, deception, dishonesty, trickery)
1
cheating(trick, deception, dishonesty, trickery)
1
con(noun, trick, pretense, stratagem)
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duplicity(trick, deception, dishonesty, trickery)
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