| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | back-and-forth competition |
| Synonyms: | artfulness, bettering, cageyness, canniness, competition, competitive advantage, competitive edge, cunning, cutthroat, gamesmanship, outfoxing, outsmarting, outwitting, rivaling |
| Main Entry: | stratagem |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | trick |
| Synonyms: | 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 |