WANGLED Synonyms: 48 Similar and Opposite Words

wangled

verb

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past tense of wangle

as in negotiated

to plan out usually with subtle skill or care wangled a way to get free tickets to the show

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Recent Examples of wangled 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

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The United States wanted an end to the Iranian ballistic-missile program, something that was not covered by the Iranian treaty that the Obama administration negotiated a decade ago.

— David Frum, The Atlantic, 27 May 2026
Working with the council’s leadership, Bass negotiated an expensive pay package with the city’s police union, hiking starting salaries while offering raises and retention bonuses.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 27 May 2026