ploy

noun
UK: /plɔɪ/
US: /plɔɪ/

  1. A clever and often dishonest way of tricking someone in order to get an advantage.

    1. It was a ploy to get her to sell the car for less.
    2. The company used a clever ploy to distract investors from the bad news about losses.

Synonyms

tactic scheme stratagem trick ruse maneuver
ploy verb

  1. To use a trick or dishonest method to do something or get something.

    1. They had to ploy to get the information.
    2. The politician may ploy to sway public opinion before the upcoming election.

Frequently Asked Questions

The phonetic transcription of "ploy" is /plɔɪ/ in British English and /plɔɪ/ in American English. Click the 🔊 button to hear both pronunciations.

Synonyms for "ploy": tactic, scheme, stratagem, trick, ruse, maneuver.

Example usage of "ploy": "It was a ploy to get her to sell the car for less.". More examples on the page.