Synonyms of finagles

finagles

verb

present tense third-person singular of finagle

1

as in negotiates

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

• negotiates
• arranges
• manipulates
• engineers
• plots
• wangles
• contrives
• maneuvers
• manages
• concludes
• finesses
• frames
• masterminds
• machinates
• schemes
• connives
• concocts
• conducts
• concerts
• works out
• intrigues
• directs
• hatches
• angles (for)
• handles
• hammers out
• cooks (up)
• brews
• compasses
• commands
• runs
• captains
• quarterbacks
• gerrymanders

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• bungles
• botches
• fumbles
• blows
• mangles
• mishandles
• butchers
• flubs
• messes (up)
• bobbles
• gums (up)
• muffs
• louses up

2

as in cheats

to use dishonest methods to achieve a goal

she'll finagle until she gets exactly what she wants

Synonyms & Similar Words

• cheats
• fudges
• falsifies
• misinterprets
• distorts
• misrepresents
• evades
• chicanes
• misstates
• embellishes
• warps
• embroiders
• elaborates
• exaggerates
• tampers (with)
• cribs
• dodges
• doctors
• perverts
• stretches
• pads
• colors
• twists
• fakes
• magnifies
• hedges

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of finagles

After Lestat finagles his way into becoming the King Raj of Mardi Gras in 1940, the vampire trio throws an extravagant bash that ends in a bloodbath. — Tiffany Kelly, Entertainment Weekly, 3 June 2026