Artifice (Noun)
Meaning
A deceptive maneuver (especially to avoid capture).
Classification
Nouns denoting acts or actions.
Examples
- The enemy employed an artifice to evade detection, hiding in plain sight by dressing as civilians.
- The smuggler's artifice was to hide the contraband in a shipment of innocent-looking cargo.
- The prisoner attempted an artifice to escape, creating a fake rock face to conceal a tunnel.
- The general ordered a surprise attack at dawn, but the enemy anticipated this artifice and prepared an ambush.
- The con artist used an artifice of feigning injury to distract the cashier and make off with a handful of cash.