Synonyms for ploy
plɔɪploy

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1. gambit, ploynoun

   an opening remark intended to secure an advantage for the speaker

   Synonyms:
   gambit, stratagem

2. ploy, gambit, stratagemnoun

   a maneuver in a game or conversation

   Synonyms:
   dodge, gambit, contrivance, stratagem

Matched Categories

1. • Maneuver
   • Remark

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1. List of paraphrases for "ploy":

   stratagem, trick, ruse, manoeuvre, sleight, gimmick

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1. President Dudley Brownsaid:

   It’s a nonsense 'feel good’ rule that only burdens good people but does nothing to stop violent criminals and gangsters from obtaining guns, this is just one more pathetic gun control ploy from Joe Biden as he bows down to the Gun Control Lobby and their unlawful schemes to destroy the Second Amendment.

2. Chuck Schumer:

   It is not a final deadline for legislative text. It is not a cynical ploy, it is not a fish-or-cut-bait moment. It is not an attempt to jam anyone. It is only a signal that Senate Democrats is ready to get the process started – something Senate Democrats has routinely done on other bipartisan bills this year.

3. Amit Kumar:

   The U.S.-supported coalition forces in Iraq are adhering to the rules of combat to the best extent possible, including not attacking human shields used by ISIS, iSIS forces have used the hesitancy on the part of the U.S. as a ploy to save themselves from attacks. This makes the task of battling ISIS very difficult.

4. Debra Burlingame:

   It’s unfortunate because we’re coming up in the 20th anniversary, there are a lot of young people who have no living memory of 9/11 … When you have all these comparisons and analogies, which are inflated and ridiculous, it minimizes what actually happened, and that’s what’s happening here. It’s a deliberate ploy.

5. Jason Fischer:

   The seasonality of it is really intentional, it's part of the ploy.