What is another word for gambits?

Pronunciation: [ɡˈambɪts] (IPA)

Gambits are moves or actions taken in the game of chess to gain an advantage over your opponent. However, the term gambit can also be used to describe any strategic move or action taken to gain an advantage in a situation. There are numerous synonyms for gambits including ploys, schemes, stratagems, tactics, maneuvers, tricks, devices, expedients, and artifices. These synonyms all refer to calculated actions taken with the goal of achieving a specific outcome. Whether it is in a game of chess or in everyday life, having a variety of gambits in your arsenal can be useful in achieving success and outsmarting opponents.

What are the hypernyms for Gambits?

A hypernym is a word with a broad meaning that encompasses more specific words called hyponyms.

Usage examples for Gambits

There were the gambits-a fortnight ago he was in work and they were as fit as anything ...
"Fortitude"
Hugh Walpole
He made it a kind of parable, countries you'd got to go through before you'd learnt to be really brave; and the first, and by far the easiest courage is the sort that you want when you haven't got things-the sort the gambits want-when you're starving or out of a job.
"Fortitude"
Hugh Walpole
As old chess-players open every game with established gambits, they opened with a thrust and parry, orthodox and even frankly ineffectual.
"The Ball and The Cross"
G.K. Chesterton

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