stratagem
noun [C or U] /ˈstræt.ə.dʒəm/
/ˈstræt̬-/ Definition
› a carefully planned way of achieving or dealing with something, often involving a trick: Her stratagem for dealing with her husband's infidelities was to ignore them. He was a master of stratagem.Plotting and trappingPlanning, expecting and arrangingCheating and tricking
(Definition of stratagem noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- be in league with sb idiom
- cahoots noun
- catch sb out phrasal verb (TRICK)
- chicanery noun
- cloak-and-dagger adjective
- conspirator noun
- conspire verb
- entrap verb
- entrapment noun
- hatch verb (PLAN)
- have a card up your sleeve idiom
- plotter noun (PERSON)
- ploy noun
- pretext noun
- put-up job noun
- scheme noun
- scheme verb
- sting noun (GETTING STH)
- trap noun (STH THAT PREVENTS ESCAPE)
- wheeze noun (PLAN)
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