Ruse

/ɹuːz/

Synonyms for "ruse" (142 found)

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Closest matches (29)

Noun(12 words)

a deviceartifice artifices bluffing catchpennycheap trickchicane concoction contrivancescontrive a storycozening cunning

artartful dodgeartificebag of tricksblind bluff bosey catch chicane chicanery chouse conspiracy contrivance coup craft

Verb(2 words)

bamboozle bamboozles

Strong matches (42)

curve curve-ballcute trickdeceit deception delusion design devicedirty dealdirty trickdodge expedient fakementfast dealfeint fetch ficelle finesse fraud gag

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gambit game gimmick googly grift hoax

Noun(15 words)

deception deceptions decoy decoys devilment diddles duping feinting feints finesse finesses fobbing gimmicks guile hoaxing

Verb(1 words)

devise a scheme

Related words (71)

hocus pocushocus-pocus imposture intrigue jig joker juggle jugglery knaverylittle gamemachination maneuver manoeuvre move pass plot ploy prat pretence pretext

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racketred herringrefuge schemescurvy trickshenanigan shift sleightsleight of handsleight-of-hand trickstall stratagem strategy subterfuge tactic trick trickery wilewily device

Noun(27 words)

honeypot hoodwinks imbroglios machination maneuvers nonsense outsmarting ploy ploys pretexts scam schemes setups skulduggery stratagem stratagems subterfuges switcheroo swiz thimblerig

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trap trick tricks wangles wiles wiliness wriggles

Verb(3 words)

put onstage a hoaxwangling

Adjective(2 words)

schemed eventssecret scheme

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More general

7 entries

deception maneuver manoeuvresecurity measuretactictactical maneuvertactical manoeuvre

More specific

5 entries

decoy feint honeypot smokescreen trap

Collocations

5 entries

bold ruseclever ruseelaborate ruseingenious ruseplausible ruse

Inflections

1 entries

ruses

Sample sentences

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All the sweet talk was just a ruse to get her into bed.

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It could just be a ruse.

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It was not done by a German. The A, if you noticed, was printed somewhat after the German fashion. Now a real German invariably prints in the Latin character, so that we may safely say that this was not written by one, but by a clumsy imitator who overdid his part. It was simply a ruse to divert inquiry into a wrong channel.

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It was a ruse.

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