Synonyms of maneuvers

maneuvers 1 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of maneuver

1

as in manipulates

to deal with (something) usually skillfully or efficiently

maneuvered the conversation so as to avoid the touchy subject of her divorce

Synonyms & Similar Words

• manipulates
• addresses
• handles
• manages
• treats
• takes
• negotiates
• plays
• fields
• swings
• contends (with)
• hacks
• grapples (with)
• engineers
• comes to grips with
• controls
• has a grip on
• pulls
• copes (with)
• finesses
• guides
• steers
• commands
• carries out
• gets off
• reacts (to)
• regulates
• carries off
• responds (to)
• jockeys
• directs
• brings off
• micromanages
• runs

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• fumbles
• botches
• bungles
• messes (up)
• scamps
• mishandles
• muffs
• goofs (up)
• louses up
• foozles

2

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

maneuvers

2 of 2

noun

plural of maneuver

1

as in attacks

Related Words

• attacks
• marches
• movements
• assaults
• offensives
• campaigns
• actions
• initiatives
• projects
• missions
• causes
• drives
• crusades
• pushes
• bids
• juggernauts
• enterprises
• bandwagons
• blitzes
• undertakings

2

as in subterfuges

Related Words

• subterfuges
• ruses
• stratagems
• gambits
• devices
• contrivances
• deceptions
• shenanigans
• sleights
• trickeries
• wiles
• ploys
• dodges
• artifices
• schemes
• jigs
• duplicities
• juggles
• plays
• gimmicks
• tricks
• chicaneries
• feints
• juggleries
• fetches
• crafts
• knacks
• bluffs
• cunnings
• duperies
• fakeries
• skulduggeries
• end runs
• cozenages
• flimflams
• crookeries
• legerdemains
• fronts
• smoke screens
• blinds

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of maneuvers

Verb

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

On an early June morning off the southeastern shore of Siargao, pro surfer Ikit Agudo skillfully maneuvers her board through the waves. — Chris Schalkx, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 Nov. 2024

Noun

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