45 entries under ploy topic. ×

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trick(noun, plan, catch, fake, honest)
38
stratagem(noun, art, craft, cause, plan)
35
artifice(noun, craft, plan, catch, fake)
28
dodge(noun, plan, catch, fake, trick)
26
subterfuge(noun, art, craft, action, cause)
25
wile(noun, catch, fake, trick, honest)
24
device(noun, cause, plan, catch, fake)
23
deception(noun, craft, catch, trick, honest)
20
plot(noun, plan, trick, twist, deception)
18
scheme(noun, art, craft, move, action)
16
machination(noun, plan, trick, deception, talk)
12
pretext(noun, cause, reason, slip, trick)
11
contrivance(noun, craft, move, plan, trick)
11
feint(noun, cause, catch, fake, trick)
11
trap(noun, trick, deception, lie, sham)
10
gimmick(noun, action, plan, catch, fake)
10
maneuver(noun, move, plan, catch, fake)
9
imposture(noun, catch, fake, trick, honest)
9
plan(noun, verb, move, action, play)
9
shift(noun, catch, fake, slip, trick)
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