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The ruse worked despite his almost uncontrollable trembling.Now other tropical sea snakes will be studied to see if they use the ruse.But it was only to use as a ruse.Was his slow pace a cunning ruse?Or maybe it was part of a cunning ruse not to get arrested.Was this some ruse worked out on the training ground, they wondered?If it was a ruse, it worked.He was arrested on Monday after agents used a ruse to get his fingerprints.The ruse worked for three years until a judge asked the specialist cancer hospital if the 51-year-old was a patient.The most common ruse was using grandparents' addresses but in some cases parents temporarily rented a home closer to the preferred school.Not only does the ruse work, but it succeeds beyond anyone's wildest expectations.What a cunning ruse of theirs it was, to open for business each day bang on my daughter's teatime.

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ruse

British English: ruse NOUN
A ruse is an action or plan which is intended to deceive someone.
It is now clear that this was a ruse to divide them.
  • American English: ruse
  • Brazilian Portuguese: ardil
  • Chinese: 诡计
  • European Spanish: ardid
  • French: ruse
  • German: List
  • Italian: stratagemma
  • Japanese: 策略
  • Korean: 책략
  • European Portuguese: ardil
  • Latin American Spanish: ardid

(noun) 
Definition
an action or plan intended to mislead someone
This was a ruse to divide them.
Synonyms
trick
That was a really mean trick.
deception
You've been the victim of a rather cruel deception.
ploy
a cynical marketing ploy
hoax
His claim to have a bomb was a hoax.
device
His actions are obviously a device to buy time.
manoeuvre
manoeuvres to block the electoral process
dodge
It was probably just a dodge to stop you going away.
sham
Their promises were exposed as a hollow sham.
artifice
the artifice and illusion of sleight-of-hand card tricks
blind
subterfuge
Most people can see right through that type of subterfuge.
stratagem
a competitive stratagem to secure customer loyalty
wile
imposture (formal)

Additional synonyms

in the sense of artifice
Definition
a clever trick
the artifice and illusion of sleight-of-hand card tricks
Synonyms
cunning,
scheming,
trick,
device,
craft,
tactic,
manoeuvre,
deception,
hoax,
expedient,
ruse,
guile,
trickery,
duplicity,
subterfuge,
stratagem,
contrivance,
chicanery,
wile,
craftiness,
artfulness,
slyness,
machination,
dodge
in the sense of deception
Definition
something that deceives
You've been the victim of a rather cruel deception.
Synonyms
trick,
lie,
fraud,
cheat,
bluff,
sham,
snare,
hoax,
decoy,
ruse,
artifice,
subterfuge,
canard,
feint,
stratagem,
porky (British, slang),
pork pie (British, slang),
wile,
hokum (slang, US, Canadian),
leg-pull (British, informal),
imposture,
snow job (slang, US, Canadian),
fastie (Australian, slang)
in the sense of device
Definition
a scheme or plan
His actions are obviously a device to buy time.
Synonyms
ploy,
scheme,
strategy,
plan,
design,
project,
shift,
trick,
manoeuvre,
stunt,
dodge,
expedient,
ruse,
artifice,
gambit,
stratagem,
wile

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Additional synonyms

in the sense of dodge
Definition
a cunning and deceitful trick
It was probably just a dodge to stop you going away.
Synonyms
trick,
scheme,
ploy,
trap,
device,
fraud,
con (slang),
manoeuvre,
deception,
scam (slang),
gimmick,
hoax,
wheeze (British, slang),
deceit,
ruse,
artifice,
subterfuge,
canard,
feint,
stratagem,
contrivance,
machination,
fastie (Australian, slang)
in the sense of hoax
Definition
a deception, esp. a practical joke
His claim to have a bomb was a hoax.
Synonyms
trick,
joke,
fraud,
con (informal),
deception,
spoof (informal),
prank,
swindle,
ruse,
practical joke,
canard,
fast one (informal),
imposture,
fastie (Australian, slang)
in the sense of imposture
Definition
deception, esp. by pretending to be someone else
Synonyms
deception,
trick,
fraud,
cheat,
imposition,
hoax,
counterfeit,
swindle,
artifice,
impersonation,
canard,
con trick (informal),
quackery
in the sense of manoeuvre
Definition
a contrived, complicated, and possibly deceptive plan or action
manoeuvres to block the electoral process
Synonyms
stratagem,
move,
plan,
action,
movement,
scheme,
trick,
plot,
tactic,
intrigue,
dodge,
ploy,
ruse,
artifice,
subterfuge,
machination
in the sense of ploy
Definition
a manoeuvre designed to gain an advantage in a situation
a cynical marketing ploy
Synonyms
tactic,
move,
trick,
device,
game,
scheme,
manoeuvre,
dodge,
ruse,
gambit,
subterfuge,
stratagem,
contrivance,
wile
in the sense of sham
Definition
anything that is not genuine or is not what it appears to be
Their promises were exposed as a hollow sham.
Synonyms
fraud (informal),
imitation,
hoax,
pretence,
forgery,
counterfeit,
pretender,
humbug,
impostor,
feint,
pseud (informal),
wolf in sheep's clothing,
imposture,
phoney or phony (informal)
in the sense of stratagem
Definition
a clever plan to deceive an enemy
a competitive stratagem to secure customer loyalty
Synonyms
trick,
scheme,
manoeuvre,
plan,
plot,
device,
intrigue,
dodge,
ploy,
ruse,
artifice,
subterfuge,
feint,
wile,
tactic,
gambit
in the sense of subterfuge
Definition
a trick or deception used to achieve an objective
Most people can see right through that type of subterfuge.
Synonyms
trick,
dodge,
ploy,
shift,
manoeuvre,
deception,
evasion,
pretence,
pretext,
ruse,
artifice,
duplicity,
stratagem,
deviousness,
machination
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