Synonyms of manipulated

manipulated 1 of 2

adjective

as in engineered

Related Words

• engineered
• adulterated
• doctored
• fudged
• designer
• fabricated
• juggled
• manufactured
• process
• concocted
• misleading
• unauthentic
• deceptive
• tampered (with)
• fraudulent
• cultured
• forged
• simulated
• mimic
• dummy
• synthetic
• phony
• imitation
• counterfeit
• affected
• mock
• artificial
• bogus
• substitute
• fake
• pretend
• sham
• faux
• factitious
• feigned
• imitative
• pseudo
• ersatz
• spurious
• false
• man-made
• brummagem
• pinchbeck

Dissimilar Words

• real
• natural
• true
• genuine
• legitimate
• bona fide
• authentic
• valuable
• pure
• quality
• premium
• unadulterated

manipulated

2 of 2

verb

past tense of manipulate

1

as in exploited

to control or take advantage of by artful, unfair, or insidious means

the con man would slyly manipulate the emotions of his marks in order to win their sympathy and trust

Synonyms & Similar Words

• exploited
• deceived
• played (upon)
• maneuvered
• engineered
• tricked
• duped
• plotted
• fooled
• deluded
• hoodwinked
• jockeyed
• gulled
• devised
• schemed
• intrigued
• arranged
• finagled
• cheated
• hoaxed
• bluffed
• defrauded
• swindled
• masterminded
• cozened
• beguiled
• contrived
• shanghaied
• fleeced
• finessed
• snowed
• conned
• kidded
• chiseled
• machinated
• took in
• hustled

2

as in managed

to deal with (something) usually skillfully or efficiently

spin doctors manipulating the data to make it seem more favorable to their preferred candidates

Synonyms & Similar Words

• managed
• handled
• addressed
• treated
• negotiated
• took
• maneuvered
• played
• hacked
• swung
• fielded
• contended (with)
• controlled
• engineered
• grappled (with)
• pulled
• coped (with)
• came to grips with
• had a grip on
• regulated
• carried out
• steered
• directed
• guided
• finessed
• carried off
• got off
• jockeyed
• responded (to)
• commanded
• brought off
• reacted (to)
• micromanaged
• ran

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• mishandled
• fumbled
• bungled
• botched
• messed (up)
• muffed
• goofed (up)
• scamped
• loused up
• foozled

3

as in negotiated

to plan out usually with subtle skill or care

manipulated the schedule of presidential primaries so that the choice of the party elders would win the nomination

Synonyms & Similar Words

• negotiated
• engineered
• arranged
• plotted
• maneuvered
• contrived
• managed
• finessed
• framed
• masterminded
• concluded
• finagled
• wangled
• machinated
• schemed
• concocted
• hammered out
• conducted
• worked out
• connived
• intrigued
• handled
• directed
• concerted
• hatched
• brewed
• angled (for)
• cooked (up)
• commanded
• gerrymandered
• compassed
• captained
• ran
• quarterbacked

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• mangled
• butchered
• mishandled
• blew
• fumbled
• bungled
• botched
• messed (up)
• gummed (up)
• muffed
• flubbed
• bobbled
• loused up

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of manipulated

Adjective

If pressure, temperature, flow or level moves away from its set point, the controller adjusts a valve, heater, pump or another manipulated variable. — Gregory Shahnovsky, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2026

What emerged was a startling portrait of manipulated devotion that culminated in Jeffs' 2006 arrest by the FBI. — Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 8 Apr. 2026

Mazzola, 43, also allegedly participated in an armed robbery to steal a manipulated shuffling machine. — Daniel Arkin, NBC news, 24 Oct. 2025

Verb

But the things that tend to be more manageable are interiors, like a child's bedroom, but even those have so many details that have to be thought of and designed and built and manipulated. — Kat Chen, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Oct. 2026

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Tuesday the Pentagon has not manipulated the service. — Jennifer Jacobs, CBS News, 21 Oct. 2026

For unknown reasons, the two were separated and she’s been off being semi-seduced and manipulated by Sauron, before seeing through his deceptions. — Destiny Jackson, Deadline, 21 Oct. 2026

Without that provenance, the agent can’t reliably distinguish current operational truth from stale, incomplete or manipulated information. — Shekhar Iyer, Forbes.com, 20 Oct. 2026

The Delhi agitation centers on allegations that voter lists were manipulated during the Special Intensive Revision exercise. — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 15 Oct. 2026

The researchers then manipulated the scenario by changing what happened after the focal bee returned to the hive and gave directions to the feeder. — Marta Hill, Scientific American, 15 Oct. 2026

Its tech helped investigators find that former Toronto Raptors big man Jontay Porter manipulated his play on behalf of bettors. — Dan Bernstein, Sportico.com, 14 Oct. 2026

Roughly half of the 10 patients in the study had some vision restoration after researchers injected them with a gene to make their retina produce a light-sensing protein so that it could be manipulated. — O. Rose Broderick, STAT, 8 Oct. 2026