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Antonyms for stratagem
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : strat-uh-juhm |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈstræt ə dʒəm |
Definition of stratagem
Origin :- "artifice, trick," late 15c., from Middle French stratagème "trick, especially to outwit an enemy," from Italian stratagemma, from Latin strategema "artifice, stratagem," from Greek strategema "the act of a general, military stratagem," from strategein "to be a general, command," from strategos "general" (see strategy).
- noun trick
- They could not understand the motive, and feared a stratagem.
- Extract from : « The Story of the Malakand Field Force » by Sir Winston S. Churchill
- Will they not suspect, when once introduced to you, the stratagem that has been adopted?
- Extract from : « Night and Morning, Complete » by Edward Bulwer-Lytton
- He merely wished to keep us here a little while until he could by stratagem outflank us.
- Extract from : « Freeland » by Theodor Hertzka
- The stratagem of the wily savage was thus perfectly successful.
- Extract from : « King Philip » by John S. C. (John Stevens Cabot) Abbott
- They resort to every stratagem which a vile and savage spirit could inspire.
- Extract from : « Three Years in the Federal Cavalry » by Willard Glazier
- At last she resolved to effect by stratagem that which she could not accomplish openly.
- Extract from : « Henry IV, Makers of History » by John S. C. Abbott
- Henry was compelled to resort to stratagem to effect his escape.
- Extract from : « Henry IV, Makers of History » by John S. C. Abbott
- He perceived with dismay that the stratagem of his defence had given Anne away.
- Extract from : « Within the Tides » by Joseph Conrad
- Shall I tell the reader how this stratagem first occurred to me?
- Extract from : « Confessions Of Con Cregan » by Charles James Lever
- Without a double of any kind,—a creature that does not know a wile or a stratagem!
- Extract from : « Confessions Of Con Cregan » by Charles James Lever
Synonyms for stratagem
- action
- angle
- artifice
- bit
- booby trap
- brainchild
- child
- con
- deception
- device
- dodge
- feint
- gambit
- game
- game plan
- gamesmanship
- gimmick
- grift
- intrigue
- layout
- little game
- maneuver
- method
- one-upmanship
- pitch
- plan
- play
- plot
- ploy
- pretext
- proposition
- racket
- ruse
- scenario
- scene
- scheme
- setup
- shift
- slant
- stall
- story
- subterfuge
- switch
- twist
- wile
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