MANEUVERED Synonyms: 76 Similar and Opposite Words

maneuvered

verb

past tense of maneuver

as in manipulated

to deal with (something) usually skillfully or efficiently maneuvered the conversation so as to avoid the touchy subject of her divorce

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as in negotiated

to plan out usually with subtle skill or care successfully maneuvered a way to get him to ask her to the dance

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Recent Examples of maneuvered Menon and the spare dish were then maneuvered to the Z-1 truss, where it was mounted and connected to the station's power and data systems. — Robert Z. Pearlman, Space.com, 25 Aug. 2026 While looking at the shadows, Crimmins allegedly maneuvered the grapple so that its shadow appeared to grab Lynch’s shadow. — Bonny Chu, FOXNews.com, 24 Aug. 2026 Las Vegas recently maneuvered to feature a high-profile Formula 1 race in their city each year, showcasing the best race car drivers in the world. — Bradley D. Blum, The Orlando Sentinel, 20 Aug. 2026 On the last day of the patrol, April 3, Capers and his nine-man team maneuvered slowly and carefully, identifying and withdrawing from three ambush sites. — Ethan Rocke, Charlotte Observer, 20 Aug. 2026 Farragut maneuvered his flagship, the Hartford, into the lead. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 18 Aug. 2026 The dual decision is the latest legal blow to the company, which fought hard to keep the blockbuster suit from reaching a jury and has maneuvered aggressively to restrict what can be introduced as evidence at the trial. — Sonja Sharp, Los Angeles Times, 16 Aug. 2026 Unlike conventional Gerberas, these drones briefly entered Ukrainian airspace, maneuvered within the country, and then returned to Russia rather than conducting one-way strikes. — Vikram Mittal, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2026 His costar, podcaster Stavros Halkias, maneuvered through the crowd in a salmon pink leisure suit. — Sam Stone, Bon Appetit Magazine, 29 July 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for maneuvered

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From fake praise to manipulated photos, AI is reshaping how hotels market themselves and how travelers make booking decisions.

— Christopher Elliott, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2026
Apple is also adding support for Google's metadata standard, SynthID, for broader AI image identification, so you can be warned when a picture was manipulated or generated with AI.

— Brian Westover, PC Magazine, 10 Sep. 2026

Definition of manipulated

Verb

But this is the second consecutive offseason Duren has negotiated for a new deal, and those attempts, thus far, have proven futile.

— Hunter Patterson, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026
The deal was negotiated by Edward McCarry and Peter Kelly of Cinema Guild with Hans Broich of Superzoom Film.

— Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 10 Sep. 2026

Definition of negotiated

Verb

Of that group, just one — last year’s Chicago Bears — managed to put behind the miserable start against its biggest rivals and reach the playoffs.

— Barry Svrluga, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026
The binding agreement with Alpha Wave Global, Premji Invest, Temasek and BlackRock managed funds values Adani Airport Holdings at about $18 billion on a pre-money basis, according to the company statement.

— Jenny Lee, CNBC, 9 Sep. 2026

Definition of managed

Verb

Dogan deliberately arranged for Salah’s medical to take place in the metropolis of Istanbul, over 500 miles (nearly 900km) from Trabzon, so the Egyptian could see how frenzied the welcome would be.

— Nick Miller, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2026
On Sunday, the Lime Rock Concours and Gathering of the Marques display nearly 1,000 enthusiast cars and motorcycles arranged around the Lime Rock circuit.

— Mark Maglio, Hartford Courant, 6 Sep. 2026

Definition of arranged

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The Asus Vivobook 16 is engineered to handle heavy multitasking, document processing, and media streaming with effortless reliability.

— Juhi Wadia, PC Magazine, 6 Sep. 2026
Yup, the bike will be manufactured in China even though it's designed and engineered in its home country, Spain.

— Bultaco, New Atlas, 5 Sep. 2026

Definition of engineered

Verb

Two doctors from Formula Medicine, an Italian center for driver performance working with BMW, which runs two cars in Hypercar in conjunction with the WRT team, directly addressed the suit’s cooling duration.

— Patrick Iversen, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2026
In an interview with Spectrum News, Husted addressed a seeming shift in his position.

— Maham Javaid, NPR, 5 Sep. 2026

Definition of addressed

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During the Hugging Face breach, OpenAI agents autonomously plotted a digital heist that went undetected for more than a week, intensifying concerns OpenAI is sacrificing safety to push the AI frontier.

— Reuters, NBC news, 4 Sep. 2026
Emily’s misguided research ultimately proves that love stories can’t be plotted and graphed like science experiments; more modern studio romantic comedies could stand to learn the same lesson.

— Guy Lodge, Variety, 26 Aug. 2026