ruse
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7.7
- noun
- /ruːz/
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artimaña
- There is a competition for the cleanest bunk, a ruse to trick the campers into being tidy.
- see through the ruse
- an elaborate ruse
And so the ruse worked if that was the case.
- And so the ruse worked if that was the case.
- It's all a ruse for government to have more control and more power.
- And, you know, calling it strengthening transparency is just a ruse.
- Since you educated folks seem to be seen through our ruse, we're turning it up.
- I can't pull these these ruses off.
- Well, that but that's the doge was a ruse.
- And the ransom message, the ransomware was just a kind of thin ruse.
- And I I kept up this ruse for a while and I how long have you been lying?
- If you ever want to trap me somewhere, the meat or the, the, the the ruse to use is meat.
- He says the Absolute would laugh at our little ruse if it were not with us in and for itself all along and of its own volition.
Examples
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It was a ruse to get me closer to my goals.
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If they figure out my ruse, they'll come looking for me.
Fiction book (1999) -
It's all a ruse for government to have more control and more power.
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Please, her death is just a ruse to trick her enemies.
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It was all a clever ruse.
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A clever ruse, but not clever enough to fool this mid-level administrator.
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The magician's trick was just a clever ruse to astonish the audience.
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She created a ruse to distract her friend while planning a surprise party.
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The elaborate scheme was exposed as a ruse designed to deceive investors.
Synonyms
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8.2
A secret plan to trick or cheat people
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3.9
An action that makes someone believe something not true
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7.4
A false show that hides what is really happening
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4.6
Dishonest action meant to trick someone
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7.5
An appearance that hides the truth to trick people
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4.9
To use dishonest ways to cheat people
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9.5
A trick or excuse to hide the real reason
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9.3
A trick used to cheat people, often to get their money
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8.1
A clever trick that deceives people or hides the truth
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4.9
An unfair action meant to harm or cheat someone
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6.8
A false appearance that hides someone's true feelings or plans
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8.5
A clever plan to trick someone and gain an advantage
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6.8
A thing or action made to trick people into thinking it is real
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6.3
An invented story or plan made to trick people
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8.5
A secret plan to trick people by making something seem accidental
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5.0
A clever way to trick someone to get what you want
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9.9
A trick done to cheat or fool people
A clever but dishonest plan to gain an advantage
Tricky or dishonest actions used to confuse people and gain advantage
A plan that uses dishonest tricks to get an unfair advantage
Antonyms
How Clever
Surface Forms
Etymology
Ruse comes from an old French word ruse meaning 'trick' or 'device', so a ruse is a clever plan used to fool someone.