All stratagem synonyms
stratΒ·aΒ·gem
S s noun stratagem
- chicane β a bridge or whist hand without trumps
- fast one β a shrewd action, especially when unscrupulous or dishonest; an unfair trick, deceitful practice, dishonest dealing, etc.: He pulled a fast one on me by paying me with a worthless check.
- contrivance β If you describe something as a contrivance, you disapprove of it because it is unnecessary and artificial.
- big stick β force or the threat of using force
- gimmick β an ingenious or novel device, scheme, or stratagem, especially one designed to attract attention or increase appeal.
- covin β a conspiracy between two or more persons to act to the detriment or injury of another
- cover up β If you cover something or someone up, you put something over them in order to protect or hide them.
- cunningness β skill employed in a shrewd or sly manner, as in deceiving; craftiness; guile.
- coverup β an attempt to keep blunders, crimes, etc. from being disclosed
- curveball β a ball pitched in a curving path so as to make it more difficult to hit
- intrigue β 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.
- disingenuity β (obsolete) disingenuousness.
- cleanup β A cleanup is the removing of dirt, pollution, crime, or corruption from somewhere.
- kicker β a person or thing that kicks.
- deceit β Deceit is behaviour that is deliberately intended to make people believe something which is not true.
- feint β 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.
- cover story β a story that is alluded to or illustrated on the cover of a magazine
- craft β You can refer to a boat, a spacecraft, or an aircraft as a craft.
- chicanery β Chicanery is using cleverness to cheat people.
- copout β an act or instance of copping out; reneging; evasion: The governor's platform was a cop-out.
- demarche β move, step, or manoeuvre, esp in diplomatic affairs
- dirty trick β act: unfair, dishonest
- imposition β the laying on of something as a burden or obligation.
- finesse β extreme delicacy or subtlety in action, performance, skill, discrimination, taste, etc.
- game β an amusement or pastime: children's games.
- wile β a trick, artifice, or stratagem meant to fool, trap, or entice; device.
- machination β an act or instance of machinating.
- artifice β Artifice is the clever use of tricks and devices.
- mare's-nest β something imagined to be an extraordinary discovery but proving to be a delusion or a hoax: The announced cure for the disease was merely another mare's-nest.
- jive β swing music or early jazz.
- hocuspocus β Alternative spelling of hocus-pocus.
- ground plan β Also called groundplot. the plan of a floor of a building.
- frame up β a fraudulent incrimination of an innocent person.
- fraudulence β characterized by, involving, or proceeding from fraud, as actions, enterprise, methods, or gains: a fraudulent scheme to evade taxes.
- jig β a contemptuous term used to refer to a black person.
- cop-out β an act or instance of copping out; reneging; evasion: The governor's platform was a cop-out.
- band-aid β A Band-Aid is a small piece of sticky tape that you use to cover small cuts or wounds on your body.
- imposture β the action or practice of imposing fraudulently upon others.
- quicksand β a bed of soft or loose sand saturated with water and having considerable depth, yielding under weight and therefore tending to suck down any object resting on its surface.
- wiliness β full of, marked by, or proceeding from wiles; crafty; cunning.
- canniness β the quality of being canny
- funny business β improper or unethical conduct, as deception or trickery: He won't stand for any funny business here.
- deception β Deception is the act of deceiving someone or the state of being deceived by someone.
- dissimulation β the act of dissimulating; feigning; hypocrisy.
- expedience β (uncountable) The quality of being fit or suitable to effect some desired end or the purpose intended; propriety or advisability under the particular circumstances of a case.
- device β A device is an object that has been invented for a particular purpose, for example for recording or measuring something.
- coup β When there is a coup, a group of people seize power in a country.
- frame-up β a fraudulent incrimination of an innocent person.