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finagle

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of finagle

1 to plan out usually with subtle skill or care

let me look at my schedule and see if I can't finagle a visit to the museum

Synonyms of finagle

contrive, engineer, finesse, frame, machinate, maneuver, manipulate, mastermind, negotiate, wangle

Words Related to finagle

arrange, concert, conclude, hammer out, work out

angle (for), compass, intrigue, plot, scheme

brew, concoct, cook (up), hatch

captain, command, conduct, direct, handle, manage, quarterback, run

Near Antonyms of finagle

blow, bobble, botch, bungle, butcher, flub, fumble, gum (up), louse up, mangle, mess (up), mishandle, muff

2 to use dishonest methods to achieve a goal

she'll finagle until she gets exactly what she wants

Synonyms of finagle

cheat, chicane, fudge

Words Related to finagle

color, distort, falsify, misinterpret, misrepresent, misstate, pervert, twist, warp

doctor, fake, tamper (with)

elaborate, embellish, embroider, exaggerate, magnify, pad, stretch

dodge, evade, hedge

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