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gambit
noun
(gam-bit)
a maneuver in a game or conversation
Synonyms:
ploy
,
stratagem
,
gambit
noun
(gam-bit)
an opening remark intended to secure an advantage for the speaker
Synonyms:
ploy
,
gambit
noun
(gam-bit)
a chess move early in the game in which the player sacrifices minor pieces in order to obtain an advantageous position
Words Related to
gambit
!
ploy
,
stratagem
,
tactic
,
masterstroke
,
strategy
,
maneuver
,
tack
,
battle
,
manoeuvre
,
exercise
,
ruse
,
trump card
,
endgame
,
brinkmanship
,
subterfuge
,
gimmick
,
switcheroo
,
strategem
,
trick
,
machination
,
feint
,
sleight
,
trickery
,
gamesmanship
,
pawn
,
countermove
,
charade
,
gamble
,
overture
,
posturing
,
attempt
,
blandishment
,
jape
,
proposition
,
saber rattling
,
legerdemain
,
conjuring trick
,
maneuvering
,
bluster
,
realpolitik
,
eleventh hour
,
stunt
,
caper
,
greenmail
,
opportunism
,
backfire
,
cravenness
,
gimmickry
,
rebuff
,
prestidigitation
,
denouement
,
riposte
,
audaciousness
,
turnabout
,
red herring
,
salesmanship
,
foray
,
canny
,
chess move
,
backroom
,
circumlocution
,
entreaty
,
salvo
,
shenanigan
,
adroitness
,
gesture
,
putdown
,
persuasion
,
hardball
,
theatrics
,
sophistry
,
suggestion
,
snub
,
smokescreen
,
misstep
,
idee fixe
,
strategery
,
disingenuity
,
bargaining chip
,
gulling
,
doublespeak
,
flummery
,
adversary
,
stagecraft
,
spiel
,
demagoguery
,
flop
,
proposal
,
spinmeister
,
effort
,
pyrrhic victory
,
dirty tricks
,
shuttle diplomacy
,
approach
,
twofer
,
deathblow
,
defenestration
,
payoff
,
hackery
,
wooing
,
gambit
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