1. deceptive devices or strategies used to evade or escape something
Usage: plural of subterfuge

Examples

• The spy used various subterfuges to avoid detection by enemy agents.
• His elaborate subterfuges to hide his gambling debts eventually failed.
• The company employed legal subterfuges to avoid paying higher taxes.
• She saw through all his subterfuges and demanded the truth.
• The politician’s subterfuges were exposed by investigative journalists.
• Students often resort to creative subterfuges to avoid doing homework.
• The criminal’s subterfuges delayed the investigation for months.