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manipulated
Synonyms and Antonyms of manipulated
- the con man would slyly manipulate the emotions of his marks in order to win their sympathy and trust
engineered, finagled, jockeyed, maneuvered
beguiled, bluffed, cozened, deceived, deluded, duped, fooled, gulled, hoaxed, hoodwinked, kidded, shanghaied, snowed, took in, tricked
intrigued, machinated, plotted, schemed
arranged, contrived, devised, finessed, masterminded
cheated, chiseled (or chiselled), conned, defrauded, fleeced, gypped, hustled, swindled
- spin doctors manipulating the data to make it seem more favorable to their preferred candidates
engineered, finessed, jockeyed
brought off, carried off, carried out, got off, pulled
commanded, directed, guided, steered
controlled, micromanaged, ran (also chiefly dialectal run), regulated
- manipulated the schedule of presidential primaries so that the choice of the party elders would win the nomination
arranged, concerted, concluded, hammered out, worked out
angled (for), compassed, intrigued, plotted, schemed
brewed, concocted, cooked (up), hatched
captained, commanded, conducted, directed, handled, managed, quarterbacked, ran (also chiefly dialectal run)
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