Synonyms of wangle

wangle

verb

ˈwaŋ-gəl 

as in to negotiate

to plan out usually with subtle skill or care

wangled a way to get free tickets to the show

Synonyms & Similar Words

• negotiate
• arrange
• manipulate
• engineer
• contrive
• manage
• finagle
• plot
• maneuver
• conclude
• finesse
• machinate
• frame
• mastermind
• scheme
• concoct
• concert
• connive
• conduct
• hammer out
• work out
• direct
• handle
• hatch
• intrigue
• compass
• angle (for)
• brew
• cook (up)
• command
• run
• gerrymander
• captain
• quarterback

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• botch
• butcher
• blow
• bungle
• mangle
• gum (up)
• mishandle
• fumble
• mess (up)
• muff
• flub
• louse up
• bobble

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of wangle

But to experience the best of community life, wangle an invite to a social gathering in someone’s shed, the island’s version of a house party. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 Apr. 2026

The micro-budget indie (Sundance 2025) about a farm community recovering from wildfires had wangled a permit to shoot during the Actors Strike. — Anne Thompson, IndieWire, 5 Sep. 2025

After wangling her way into the jury-deliberation room by getting Lonnie the sexist podcaster disqualified, her questions about the weapon, motive, and witnesses’ testimony puncture hole after hole in the DA’s case against Delia. — Sophie Brookover, Vulture, 12 Dec. 2024

Then, the Yankees wangled and wooed it away from the Spanish and Mexicans. — Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 6 Dec. 2024

To wangle a slice of the $40 billion Saudi Arabia plans to invest in Africa. — Matthew T. Page, TIME, 10 May 2024

Through that connection, Marlinspike wangled a meeting with WhatsApp’s cofounder Brian Acton. — Andy Greenberg, WIRED, 31 July 2016

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