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. Will Fischer:

   I don't think so, it's a political ploy to blow upon the embers of racism and nativism, and he is using the military again as a political prop to advance his own agenda.

2. Lily Eskelsen Garcia:

   The U.S. Supreme Court today rejected a political ploy to silence public employees like teachers, school bus drivers, cafeteria workers, higher education faculty and other educators to work together to shape their profession.

3. Eric Lycan:

   The Rubio campaign convinced one station that his Gang of Eight amnesty bill, which turned a blind eye to sanctuary cities and allowed them to continue to flout the law, is somehow different from actively supporting them, this was a Friday afternoon ploy to keep South Carolina voters from hearing the message about Rubio's disastrous record on border security.

4. Marilyn Mosby:

   Please don't be fooled. We are now five months from our next election and this indictment is merely a political ploy by my political adversaries to unseat me, please also understand that I will never let that happen without a fight.

5. 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.