All curveball synonyms

noun curveball

• unforeseen — to have prescience of; to know in advance; foreknow.
• move — to pass from one place or position to another.
• tactic — tactics (def 1).
• action — Action is doing something for a particular purpose.
• gimmick — an ingenious or novel device, scheme, or stratagem, especially one designed to attract attention or increase appeal.
• manipulation — the act of manipulating.
• measure — a unit or standard of measurement: weights and measures.
• movement — the act, process, or result of moving.
• plot — a secret plan or scheme to accomplish some purpose, especially a hostile, unlawful, or evil purpose: a plot to overthrow the government.
• ploy — a maneuver or stratagem, as in conversation, to gain the advantage.
• procedure — subroutine
• ruse — a city in N Bulgaria, on the Danube.
• scheme — a plan, design, or program of action to be followed; project.
• step — Standard for the exchange of product model data
• stunt — to use in doing stunts: to stunt an airplane.
• trick — a crafty or underhanded device, maneuver, stratagem, or the like, intended to deceive or cheat; artifice; ruse; wile.
• angle — An angle is the difference in direction between two lines or surfaces. Angles are measured in degrees.
• artifice — Artifice is the clever use of tricks and devices.
• contrivance — If you describe something as a contrivance, you disapprove of it because it is unnecessary and artificial.
• demarche — move, step, or manoeuvre, esp in diplomatic affairs
• device — A device is an object that has been invented for a particular purpose, for example for recording or measuring something.
• dodge — to elude or evade by a sudden shift of position or by strategy: to dodge a blow; to dodge a question.
• feint — a movement made in order to deceive an adversary; an attack aimed at one place or point merely as a distraction from the real place or point of attack: military feints; the feints of a skilled fencer.
• finesse — extreme delicacy or subtlety in action, performance, skill, discrimination, taste, etc.
• gambit — Chess. an opening in which a player seeks to obtain some advantage by sacrificing a pawn or piece.
• game — an amusement or pastime: children's games.
• intrigue — to arouse the curiosity or interest of by unusual, new, or otherwise fascinating or compelling qualities; appeal strongly to; captivate: The plan intrigues me, but I wonder if it will work.
• jig — a contemptuous term used to refer to a black person.
• machination — an act or instance of machinating.
• plan — a scheme or method of acting, doing, proceeding, making, etc., developed in advance: battle plans.
• play — a dramatic composition or piece; drama.
• proceeding — proceeds. something that results or accrues. the total amount derived from a sale or other transaction: The proceeds from the deal were divided equally among us. the profits or returns from a sale, investment, etc.
• shenanigans — Usually, shenanigans. mischief; prankishness: Halloween shenanigans. deceit; trickery.
• shuffle — to walk without lifting the feet or with clumsy steps and a shambling gait.
• stratagem — a plan, scheme, or trick for surprising or deceiving an enemy.
• subterfuge — an artifice or expedient used to evade a rule, escape a consequence, hide something, etc.
• deception — Deception is the act of deceiving someone or the state of being deceived by someone.
• game plan — a carefully thought-out strategy or course of action, as in politics, business, or one's personal affairs.
• hoax — something intended to deceive or defraud: The Piltdown man was a scientific hoax.
• sham — something that is not what it purports to be; a spurious imitation; fraud or hoax.
• blind — Someone who is blind is unable to see because their eyes are damaged.
• deceit — Deceit is behaviour that is deliberately intended to make people believe something which is not true.
• imposture — the action or practice of imposing fraudulently upon others.
• manoeuvre — a planned and regulated movement or evolution of troops, warships, etc.
• maneuver — a planned and regulated movement or evolution of troops, warships, etc.
• scenario — an outline of the plot of a dramatic work, giving particulars as to the scenes, characters, situations, etc.
• shift — to put (something) aside and replace it by another or others; change or exchange: to shift friends; to shift ideas.
• switch — a slender, flexible shoot, rod, etc., used especially in whipping or disciplining.
• twist — to combine, as two or more strands or threads, by winding together; intertwine.