| Main Entry: | finagle |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | maneuver |
Synonyms: |
cheat, contrive, deceive, manipulate, plot, scheme, swindle, trick, wheel and deal |
| Main Entry: | cheat |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | defraud, fool |
Synonyms: |
bamboozle*, beat, beguile, bilk, bleed, bunco, burn, caboodle, chisel, con, cozen, crib, cross, deceive, defraud, delude, diddle, do a number on, do*, double-cross, double-deal, dupe, fast talk, finagle, fleece, flimflam, fudge, give bum steer, gouge, gyp, hoodwink, hose, jerk around, milk, mislead, pull one's leg, ream, rip off, rook, rope in, sandbag, scam, screw, shaft, short, shuck, skin, snow, stiff, sucker, swindle, take, take for a ride, take in, take out, trick, trim, two-time, victimize |
| Main Entry: | connive |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | plot, scheme |
Synonyms: |
angle, be in cahoots with, cabal, cogitate, collude, conspire, contrive, cook up, devise, diddle, finagle, frame, frame up, intrigue, machinate, operate, promote, wangle, wire, work hand in glove |
| Notes: | one connives at something but conspires with somebody |
| Main Entry: | contrive |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | bring about, succeed with difficulty |
Synonyms: |
achieve, angle, arrange, carry out, cogitate, collude, compass, concoct, connive, develop, devise, effect, elaborate, engineer, execute, finagle, hatch, hit upon, intrigue, jockey, machinate, manage, maneuver, manipulate, mastermind, negotiate, pass, plan, play games, plot, project, scheme, shift, swing, work out, wrangle |
Antonyms: |
demolish, destroy, ruin, stop, waste, wreck |
| Main Entry: | engineer |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | devise; bring about |
Synonyms: |
angle, arrange, cause, come up with, con, conceive, concoct, contrive, control, cook*, create, direct, doctor, effect, encompass, finagle, jockey, machinate, manage, maneuver, manipulate, negotiate, operate, organize, originate, plan, plant, play games, plot, pull strings, pull wires, put one on, put one over, put over, put through, rig, scam, scheme, set up, superintend, supervise, swing, upstage, wangle, work |
| Main Entry: | finesse |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | maneuver, manipulate |
Synonyms: |
angle, beguile, bluff, exploit, finagle, jockey, operate, play, play games, pull strings, pull wires, rig, wangle |
Antonyms: |
bobble, mishandle |
| Main Entry: | intrigue |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | plot |
Synonyms: |
angle, be in cahoots, cogitate, collude, connive, conspire, contrive, cook up, devise, finagle, frame up, machinate, maneuver, operate, plan, promote, scheme, set up*, work hand in glove |
Antonyms: |
forget, neglect |
| Main Entry: | machinate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | maneuver, plot |
Synonyms: |
cogitate, collude, come up with, connive, conspire, contrive, design, devise, engineer, finagle, hatch, intrigue, invent, plan, play games, promote, pull strings, scheme, trump up, wangle |
Antonyms: |
leave alone |
| Main Entry: | manage |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | accomplish |
Synonyms: |
achieve, arrange, bring about, bring off, carry out, con*, contrive, cook*, cope with, deal with, doctor*, effect, engineer, execute, finagle, fix, jockey, plant*, play games, pull strings, push around, put one over, rig, scam*, succeed, swing, upstage, wangle, work |
Antonyms: |
fail |
| Main Entry: | maneuver |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | plan, scheme |
Synonyms: |
angle, beguile, cheat, come up with, con*, conspire, contrive, cook, design, devise, doctor, engineer, exploit, fence, finagle, finesse, go around, intrigue, jockey, leave holding the bag, machinate, manage, manipulate, move, navigate, operate, play, play games, plot, proceed, pull strings, push around, put one over, rig, scam, sham, shift, trick, upstage, wangle, work |
Antonyms: |
neglect |