Definition for Ruse:

• r[= oo]z, n. a turning or doubling, as of animals to get out of the way of dogs: a trick, fraud, or the use of such.-- n. RUSE-DE-GUERRE, a stratagem of war. [ O. Fr. ruse-- ruser, re[= u]ser, to get out of the way-- L. recus[= a]re, to decline.]

Synonyms for Ruse:

• n.

  •
  • study at trick.
  •
  • take in,
  • honest,
  • sleight,
  • means.
  •bluff (noun)
  • braggings,
  • jivings.
  •chicanery (noun)
  • double crossings,
  • sharp practices,
  • dis honesties,
  • doublecrossings,
  • dis-honesty,
  • hankypanky,
  • dis honesty,
  • under handedness,
  • under-handedness,
  • under-handednesses,
  • under handednesses,
  • surreptitiousnesses,
  • double-crossings,
  • dis-honesties,
  • doubledealing,
  • fourberies.
  •contrivance (noun)
  • de-signs,
  • de sign,
  • de-sign,
  • de signs.
  •craft (noun)
  • dis ingenuities,
  • dis ingenuity,
  • canninesses,
  • wilinesses,
  • cageynesses,
  • dis-ingenuities,
  • dis-ingenuity,
  • disingenuities.
  •cunning (noun)
  • wile.
  •deceit (noun)
  • mis representations,
  • mis-representations,
  • mis-representation,
  • mis representation,
  • smoke mirrors,
  • fraudulences.
  •deception (noun)
  • jive,
  • Illusions,
  • hogwash,
  • fast shuffle,
  • fast one,
  • coverup,
  • jives,
  • mare's-nest.
  •device (noun)
  • clever moves,
  • pro position,
  • pro positions,
  • pro-positions,
  • cunningnesses.
  •evasion (noun)
  • cop outs,
  • dodgings,
  • eschewals,
  • copouts,
  • co pouts,
  • shirkings,
  • fugivities,
  • evadings,
  • fudgings,
  • fancy footworks,
  • equivocatings,
  • shunnings,
  • co-pout,
  • fugivitenesses,
  • obliquenesses,
  • co-pouts,
  • co pout.
  •feint (noun)
  • dis-traction,
  • dis-tractions,
  • hoodwinkings,
  • mock attacks,
  • pre tensions,
  • makebelieve,
  • dis traction,
  • pre-tensions,
  • dis tractions.
  •finesse (noun)
  • big sticks,
  • savoirfaire.
  •gag (noun)
  • jest.
  •guile (noun)
  • dis simulation,
  • dis semblance,
  • stab the back,
  • dissimulations,
  • dis semblances,
  • dirty dealings,
  • stab back,
  • dis simulations,
  • dis-simulation,
  • dis-simulations,
  • dis-semblances,
  • dis-semblance.
  •imposture (noun)
  • hocus pocus,
  • puton.
  •intrigue (noun)
  • little games,
  • frame ups,
  • frameups,
  • frameup.
  •jig (noun)
  • funny businesses,
  • sleight hand.
  •machination (noun)
  • on make,
  • song dance.
  •maneuver (noun)
  • curveballs.
  •plot (noun)
  • connivings,
  • covins.
  •pretense (noun)
  • feignings,
  • in sincerities,
  • mis-statements,
  • dis play,
  • dis plays,
  • in-sincerities,
  • mis statement,
  • pre tense,
  • posings,
  • fakeries,
  • in sincerity,
  • schticks,
  • pre-tense,
  • pre tenses,
  • in-sincerity,
  • fakings,
  • dumb acts,
  • dis-plays,
  • pre-tenses,
  • mis statements,
  • dis-play.
  •pretext (noun)
  • cover story,
  • cleanup,
  • cleanups,
  • fig leaf.
  •scheme (noun)
  • put up job,
  • putup job,
  • putup jobs,
  • put-up jobs,
  • put up jobs.
  •shift (noun)
  • re sources,
  • re course,
  • re-sort,
  • re-sources,
  • re-source,
  • re-sorts,
  • re courses,
  • re-course,
  • re-courses,
  • re source.
  •stratagem (noun)
  • tactics,
  • Trojan Horse,
  • pitfall,
  • trickery,
  • wrinkle,
  • game,
  • trick of the trade.
  •trap (noun)
  • seducements.
  •trick (noun)
  • dis-guises,
  • dis guise,
  • dis-guise,
  • dis guises.
  •wile (noun)
  • schemings.

• Other synonyms:

  •
  • flimflam,
  • April Fool,
  • confidence game,
  • monkeyshines,
  • dirty tricks,
  • hustle,
  • hocus-pocus,
  • caper,
  • practical joke,
  • scam,
  • setup,
  • sophistry,
  • prank,
  • bluster,
  • gamesmanship,
  • con game,
  • jape,
  • mind game,
  • cat and mouse,
  • shenanigan,
  • delaying tactics,
  • hoax.
  •
  • smoke screen,
  • snare,
  • fiddle,
  • stitch up,
  • booby trap,
  • stalking-horse,
  • whitewash,
  • cover up.
  •
  • routine,
  • wind up.
  •
  • fix.
  •
  • cut.
  •Other relevant words:
  • delusion,
  • expect,
  • count,
  • method,
  • shenanigans,
  • con,
  • art,
  • artful dodge,
  • artful,
  • procrastination,
  • dishonest,
  • rationalization,
  • devious,
  • prat,
  • espieglerie,
  • clever,
  • knavery,
  • wind-up,
  • vulpine,
  • recourse,
  • bosey,
  • nifty,
  • consult,
  • shuffle,
  • guileful,
  • hedge,
  • joker,
  • racket,
  • guess,
  • foot-dragging,
  • deceptive,
  • strategy,
  • deceitful,
  • hedging,
  • convey,
  • delay,
  • regard,
  • ficelle,
  • dexterous,
  • tour de force,
  • googly,
  • chouse,
  • idea,
  • able,
  • catch,
  • learned,
  • discuss,
  • shrewd,
  • designing,
  • ingenious,
  • Plotting,
  • weapon,
  • untruth,
  • confidence trick,
  • switch,
  • apparatus,
  • calculate,
  • obstructionism,
  • design,
  • act,
  • angle,
  • conspiracy,
  • curve,
  • draw,
  • judicious,
  • decoy,
  • prevarication,
  • misrepresentation,
  • pretence,
  • rip off,
  • foxy,
  • sleight of hand,
  • con trick,
  • swindle,
  • gyp,
  • wheeze,
  • knowledgeable,
  • hook,
  • insidious,
  • game plan,
  • deed,
  • sham,
  • cheat,
  • kicker,
  • astute,
  • white lie,
  • grift,
  • bring,
  • reckon,
  • canny,
  • hold,
  • expedient,
  • trepan,
  • scheming,
  • leery,
  • curve ball,
  • compute,
  • refuge,
  • twist,
  • discerning,
  • distraction,
  • keen,
  • Subreption,
  • dirty deal,
  • tactic,
  • excuse,
  • fetch,
  • mechanism,
  • explanation,
  • scenario,
  • cute,
  • Manoeuvring,
  • action,
  • intriguing,
  • cunning,
  • machinery,
  • stalling,
  • technique,
  • crafty,
  • smokescreen,
  • tactical manoeuver,
  • ambush,
  • front,
  • knowing,
  • cagey,
  • playing for time,
  • believe,
  • net,
  • discreet,
  • intelligent,
  • deem,
  • juggle,
  • approach,
  • coup,
  • invention,
  • manipulation,
  • run-around,
  • move,
  • ruse de guerre,
  • agile,
  • false move,
  • plan,
  • Procrastinating,
  • way,
  • Manipulating,
  • resort,
  • red herring,
  • simulation,
  • stonewalling,
  • color,
  • stunt,
  • apt,
  • argue,
  • assess,
  • pass,
  • bilk,
  • jugglery,
  • tool,
  • agitate,
  • Gloze,
  • lure,
  • carry,
  • consider,
  • diplomatic,
  • sidestep,
  • bag of tricks,
  • cover,
  • suppose,
  • rationale,
  • deep,
  • make,
  • dodgy,
  • above,
  • dextrous.

Paraphrases for Ruse:

• Equivalence

  • Noun, singular or mass
    stratagem.

• Independent

  • Noun, singular or mass
    deception, gimmick.

• Other Related

  • Proper noun, singular
    rousse.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    ploy, trickery, cunning, device.

Antonyms for Ruse:

• n.

  • trick, deception
    openness, stagnation, honesty, reality, truth, frankness, truthfulness.
  • Other antonyms:
    fairness, ingenuousness, candor, guilelessness, artlessness, innocence, simplicity, sincerity.

Ruse Sentence Examples:

• Her ruse had been detected.

• She guessed that this had been a ruse, a trap into which she had fallen.

Homophones for Ruse:

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