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engineering

verb , present participle of engineer

Synonyms and Antonyms of engineering

to plan out usually with subtle skill or care

the mayor engineered an agreement to have a major league team play in our city

Synonyms of engineering

contriving, finagling, finessing, framing, machinating, maneuvering, manipulating, masterminding, negotiating, wangling

Words Related to engineering

arranging, concerting, concluding, hammering out, working out

angling (for), compassing, intriguing, plotting, scheming

brewing, concocting, cooking (up), hatching

captaining, commanding, conducting, directing, handling, managing, quarterbacking, running

Near Antonyms of engineering

blowing, bobbling, botching, bungling, butchering, flubbing, fumbling, gumming (up), lousing up, mangling, messing (up), mishandling, muffing

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