MANEUVERS Synonyms: 134 Similar and Opposite Words

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verb

present tense third-person singular of maneuver

as in manipulates

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 negotiates

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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maneuvers

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noun

plural of maneuver

as in attacks

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Recent Examples of maneuvers

Verb

The 23-foot Winnebago EKKO moves awkwardly, changing direction every few seconds as Bernert carefully maneuvers it into position. — Sarah Silbiger, CNN Money, 25 July 2026 Crystal’s fluid staging, full of agile and vibrant design choices, smoothly maneuvers the action. — Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 20 May 2026 Master maneuvers examiners score highest, such as properly changing lanes, parallel parking and three-point turns. — Don Sweeney april 28, Sacbee.com, 28 Apr. 2026 Nail artists don’t use actual watercolors, of course, but the technique required to create this look is not far from how a painter maneuvers their brush on a canvas. — Annie Blay-Tettey, Allure, 27 Apr. 2026 The correct grip could be the deciding factor in whether an astronaut correctly maneuvers a robotic arm or successfully performs a medical procedure. — Chelsea Gohd, Space.com, 20 Apr. 2026 But at these Olympics, they’ve been seen from above, as a drone operator — a former ski jumper himself — maneuvers a drone behind a skier at the moment of liftoff, high above the ground. — Andrew Greif, NBC news, 14 Feb. 2026 Laura is able to shove Cherry hard enough to pry Daniel away from her and lock her in the room, but Cherry jumps out of the balcony, sacrificing her ankle, and maneuvers herself back into the house. — Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 10 Sep. 2025 In the next part of the scene, Gabriel maneuvers the plane into a roll, forcing Ethan, who is still clinging to the seatbelt, to slam into the side of the plane. — EW.com, 19 Aug. 2025

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For example, Orion performed several other maneuvers shortly after launch that helped get it in the proper orbit for that to-the-moon maneuver. — Mike Wall, Space.com, 2 Apr. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for maneuvers

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Researchers are still working out exactly how the parasite causes this change, but studies have found changes in proteins in the host’s brain as the parasite manipulates it.

— Tara Deans, The Conversation, 30 Oct. 2026
In Kazan’s remake, Cathy craves power and freedom and manipulates the men in her life to achieve those goals.

— Katie Gunderman, Allure, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of manipulates

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One potential concern for investors is whether the retail pharmacy will lose its competitive advantage of being directly linked with a PBM, which negotiates drug prices and manages prescription drug benefits on behalf of insurers and employers.

— Annika Kim Constantino, CNBC, 4 Nov. 2026
The remainder of the series schedule is in flux as the WNBA negotiates where Atlanta can play its remaining home games.

— Connor Dullinger, Los Angeles Times, 26 Oct. 2026

Definition of negotiates

Noun

Attacks continued, despite a peace agreement The government struck a peace agreement with Tigrayan rebels in 2022, ending most hostilities, but attacks on healthcare continued.

— Durrie Bouscaren, NPR, 10 Nov. 2026
The last three-way talks, in Geneva nine months ago, also took place as attacks continued.

— Susie Blann, Los Angeles Times, 10 Nov. 2026

Definition of attacks

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There’s a delightful secret history of Hollywood directors whose ruses and stratagems bought them an unusual amount of leeway with their scripts.

— Richard Brody, New Yorker, 5 Aug. 2026
Even before pro-party AI ruses were possible, the Chinese government and its supporters flooded social media with pro-China propaganda and vicious attacks on critics.

— Michael Schuman, The Atlantic, 7 July 2026

Definition of ruses

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Chris Pratt is returning as Lieutenant Commander James Reece as Amazon plots the latest move in The Terminal List franchise.

— Peter White, Deadline, 5 Nov. 2026
The contract's odds will be resolved and verified by Data Center Map, which plots out planned and running data centers on its website.

— Ananya Chetia, CNBC, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of plots

Noun

In the original cartoons, produced and directed by the Fleischer Brothers, Max and Dave, every cartoon makes broad, elastic, sweeping movements, often to peppy jazz scores.

— Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 8 Nov. 2026
The robot does the physical work while a person controls its movements from a safer location.

— Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 7 Nov. 2026

Definition of movements

Noun

Political stratagems in art were shifting in places like New York and Los Angeles, and the Pictures Generation’s ethos began to speak to young Black and brown artists, ultimately intersecting with their desire for representation.

— Hilton Als, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2026
There are some other fun stats in there, including a ranking of the game's most popular stratagems.

— Ian Stokes, Space.com, 3 Mar. 2026