Synonyms for ploy

Most common

ruse · stratagem · trick · gambit

All synonyms

Noun

Definitions

1. n. 1

   A tactic, strategy, or scheme.

   Near-synonyms: ruse, stratagem, device

Forms

Plural

ploys → ruses, stratagems, tricks, gambits…

Example sentences

• scheme The main feature of this scheme is still ambiguous.
• ruse All the sweet talk was just a ruse to get her into bed.
• stratagem The enemy somehow got word of the stratagem.

Popularity over time

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

4 letters

ruse¹

5 letters

trick¹, dodge¹

6 letters

device², scheme¹, gambit²

8 letters

maneuver³, artifice³

9 letters

manoeuvre, stratagem³

10 letters

misleading³

11 letters

contrivance³

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (device² = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français

manigance

Italiano

intrallazzo

Deutsch

Trick