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Synonyms & Antonyms of manipulative
as in deceptive, hypocritical
Synonyms & Near Synonyms for manipulative
- arch,
- calculating,
- canny,
- crafty,
- cunning,
- designing,
- foxy,
- knavish,
- scheming,
- sharp,
- shifty,
- shrewd,
- slick,
- slippery,
- sly,
- subtle,
- tricky,
- underhanded,
- wily
- affected,
- artful,
- artificial,
- assuming,
- dishonest,
- dissembling,
- dissimulating,
- fake,
- false,
- guileful,
- insincere,
- phony
- (also phoney),
- pretentious
Antonyms & Near Antonyms for manipulative
- artless,
- genuine,
- guileless,
- honest,
- ingenuous,
- innocent,
- naive
- (or naïve),
- natural,
- real,
- simple,
- sincere,
- true,
- unaffected,
- unpretending,
- unpretentious
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The first known use of manipulative was in 1834
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