stratagem[noun]Synonyms: trick, device, dodge, manoeuvre, plan, ploy, ruse, scheme, subterfuge
Related Words: conspiracy,
intrigue,
machination,
plot [TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲
strat‧a‧gem /ˈstrætədʒəm/
noun [countable][
Date: 1400-1500;
Language: Italian;
Origin: stratagemma, from Latin, from Greek stratagema, from stratagein 'to lead an army', from strategos 'general', from stratos 'army' + agein 'to lead']
formal a trick or plan to deceive an enemy or gain an advantage
Synonym : ploy [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲