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clever move

NOUN

device

Synonyms

STRONGEST

design method strategy

STRONG

artifice cabal chicanery craft craftiness dodge evasion expedient fake feint finesse gambit game gimmick improvisation loophole machination pattern plan plot project proposition purpose racket ruse shift stratagem stunt subterfuge trap trick wile

WEAK

cunningness

Antonyms

STRONG

frankness honesty ignorance openness reality truthfulness

Example Sentences

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Vanderbilt’s head coach Clark Lea is actually a case for institutional patience—Lea was 2-10 in 2021 and 2023 before making the clever move to raid New Mexico state’s coaching staff and land QB Pavia.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 27, 2025

In a country mired in economic crisis, where annual inflation is now over 140% and two in five Argentinians now live in poverty, a drastic new approach to fixing the problems was a clever move.

From BBC • Nov. 19, 2023

Overlooked in the first part of the interview, which was published Sunday, was what McIlroy considered to be a clever move by European captain Luke Donald when it came to Sunday singles at Marco Simone.

From Washington Times • Nov. 14, 2023

Nicoli later beat the Reign’s center back with a clever move but shot the one-on-one chance just wide of the net.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 1, 2022

Did he think that was a clever move?

From "Monster" by Walter Dean Myers

clever move

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