Synonyms of finagled

finagled

verb

past tense of finagle

1

as in negotiated

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 & Similar Words

• negotiated
• arranged
• manipulated
• engineered
• plotted
• maneuvered
• wangled
• managed
• finessed
• masterminded
• contrived
• framed
• concluded
• machinated
• schemed
• concocted
• hammered out
• connived
• conducted
• worked out
• intrigued
• concerted
• hatched
• handled
• directed
• brewed
• angled (for)
• cooked (up)
• compassed
• commanded
• ran
• captained
• quarterbacked
• gerrymandered

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• fumbled
• blew
• bungled
• mangled
• butchered
• botched
• muffed
• mishandled
• messed (up)
• gummed (up)
• bobbled
• flubbed
• loused up

2

as in cheated

to use dishonest methods to achieve a goal

she'll finagle until she gets exactly what she wants

Synonyms & Similar Words

• cheated
• fudged
• cribbed
• chicaned
• misrepresented
• distorted
• falsified
• misinterpreted
• misstated
• elaborated
• evaded
• padded
• embellished
• colored
• warped
• perverted
• embroidered
• twisted
• doctored
• exaggerated
• stretched
• tampered (with)
• dodged
• faked
• hedged
• magnified

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of finagled

Even top-of-the-food-chain schools like Michigan, UCLA and Washington have recently finagled their balance sheets to cover athletic deficits. — Stewart Mandel, New York Times, 15 July 2026

In Europe with friends, Reed finagled his way into the Venice Film Festival in 1965 and interviewed Buster Keaton and Jean-Paul Belmondo. — Duane Byrge, HollywoodReporter, 12 May 2026

On Sunday, August 10, the JoBros kicked off their Jonas20 tour in New Jersey, with Nick telling the audience that after Joe landed a lead role in the Disney Channel Original Movie, their dad finagled a way for Kevin and Nick to get parts as well. — Elizabeth Logan, Glamour, 11 Aug. 2025

This whole thing seems staged, planned, finagled, massaged, bamboozled, lollygagged, and all sorts of other long, silly-sounding words that may not necessarily apply to this situation. — Brian Moylan, Vulture, 7 Aug. 2025