Ruse
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Ruse [rooz]

  • An action intended to deceive someone.

  • A trick.

Example

“It was a ruse to make them have false imagination.”

“They had attempted a ruse to deceive us all.”

Synonyms

Sham, Hoax, Subterfuge, Feint, Dodge, Gambit, Artifice

Antonyms

Frankness, Honesty, Reality, Openness, Truth