ENGINEERING Synonyms: 87 Similar and Opposite Words

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as in management

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verb

present participle of engineer

as in negotiating

to plan out usually with subtle skill or care the mayor engineered an agreement to have a major league team play in our city

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Noun

Monos is among our editors' all-time favorite luggage brands, thanks to its clean, minimalist aesthetic and clever engineering. — Charley Ward, Condé Nast Traveler, 21 July 2026 The company is expanding its engineering workforce in Andover, Massachusetts, to support the SPY-6 program, with positions available for new graduates, experienced engineers and veterans. — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 21 July 2026

Verb

Rather than genetically engineering immune cells, as is sometimes done for other therapies, researchers identify T cells in the patient that naturally recognize three proteins that are found in many brain tumors. — Sam MacDonald, Scientific American, 14 July 2026 Under the agreement, Micron will provide GM with a committed memory supply while both companies continue engineering collaboration on future memory and storage technologies. — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 2 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for engineering

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Noun

The property is now run by Uncommon Hospitality, the management company owned by Tony and Nate.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 July 2026
Benjamin Greger, the former finance director for Mogul Vision, Burke’s management company, estimated that Burke generated more than $10 million in gross income between 2023 and 2025.

— Madeline Morrison, NBC news, 22 July 2026

Definition of management

Verb

Roughly 12 hours after LeBron announced his decision, longtime NBA reporter Chris Haynes broke the news that Kentavious Caldwell-Pope is negotiating a buyout with the Memphis Grizzlies and intends to join the Sixers once that's complete.

— Bryan Toporek, Forbes.com, 25 July 2026
The operational targets for 2026 depend on executing the multi-stage plasma validation tests, establishing performance metrics, expanding patent protections, and negotiating initial power placement agreements with commercial partners.

— Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 25 July 2026

Definition of negotiating

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Automating parts of a logistics workflow is not the same thing as building homes without construction workers.

— Svenja Gudell, Fortune, 18 July 2026
Nuuly expanded the model into casual, everyday wardrobes by leveraging Urban Outfitters’ portfolio of brands, merchandising expertise, and logistics infrastructure.

— Angela Chan-Danisi, Forbes.com, 7 July 2026

Definition of logistics

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The combination of low-friction actuation, dual joint encoders and minimal backlash enables highly accurate motion control while providing continuous force feedback during manipulation.

— Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 20 July 2026
Polymarket and Kalshi both prohibit any type of market manipulation.

— Kaitlyn Tiffany, The Atlantic, 20 July 2026

Definition of manipulation

Verb

The company has repeatedly denied manipulating election results and says its technology contains safeguards designed to detect irregularities.

— Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 17 July 2026
The film sees the Laestrygonians reimagined as gargantuan armored knights who trap Odysseus’s men in cages formed by manipulating the forest woods, destroying two of his three ships in the process.

— Marlow Stern, Variety, 17 July 2026

Definition of manipulating

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The Obama administration designated Haiti for TPS in January 2010 after an earthquake killed 316,000 people, as reported by the Haitian government.

— Jay Weaver July 22, Miami Herald, 22 July 2026
The federal government is giving $1,000 to children born between 2025 and 2028.

— Cassidy Alexander, AJC.com, 22 July 2026

Definition of government

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In an Instagram Story shared on her official page, the Duchess of Sussex could be seen slicing strawberries into heart shapes and arranging them on a red swirl bagel with a pink spread.

— Stephanie Sengwe, PEOPLE, 23 July 2026
Hamilton devoted herself to making sense of the stories, arranging them in some kind of order and sequence, ironing out contradictions.

— David Frum, The Atlantic, 22 July 2026

Definition of arranging

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