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. 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.

2. Martin Wiedmann:

   It's sensationalist marketing ploy by companies designed to sell their services. the use of genetic analysis in this type of setting is actually fascinating.

3. Commissioners Chairman Robb Pitts:

   While I understand the State Elections Board had no choice in this matter, it is still outrageous to see the Big Lie and demands of conspiracy theorists continue to progress, this is the result of a cynical ploy to undermine faith in our elections process and democracy itself -- it is shameful partisan politics at its very worst.

4. Seema Shah:

   The Chinese government believes that President Trump is desperate for a deal before the end of the year, when the race for the presidential election will really heat up, trump's latest comments are a ploy to regain the upper hand in these negotiations.

5. Chetan Dube:

   In the 1800s, 90 percent of us were just farming. Today it’s 2 percent of us. What happened to the other 88 percent? Technology came and gave us wings, ‘Smart’ has become so abused a term. It has become more of a marketing ploy. But true ‘smart’ technology—a true cognitive agent—will almost force man to say, ‘Lift up your game.’ Because the commonplace, mundane chores that were abusing your intellectual capabilities are no longer there. Descartes’ classic ‘Je pense, donc je suis’—‘I think, therefore I am’—has never been more applicable to man’s pursuits.