Synonyms of finagles

finagles

verb

present tense third-person singular of finagle

1

as in negotiates

to plan out usually with subtle skill or care

let me look at my schedule and see if I can't finagle a visit to the museum

Synonyms & Similar Words

• negotiates
• arranges
• manipulates
• engineers
• plots
• wangles
• contrives
• maneuvers
• manages
• concludes
• finesses
• frames
• masterminds
• machinates
• schemes
• connives
• concocts
• conducts
• concerts
• works out
• intrigues
• directs
• hatches
• angles (for)
• handles
• hammers out
• cooks (up)
• brews
• compasses
• commands
• runs
• captains
• quarterbacks
• gerrymanders

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• bungles
• botches
• fumbles
• blows
• mangles
• mishandles
• butchers
• flubs
• messes (up)
• bobbles
• gums (up)
• muffs
• louses up

2

as in cheats

to use dishonest methods to achieve a goal

she'll finagle until she gets exactly what she wants

Synonyms & Similar Words

• cheats
• fudges
• falsifies
• distorts
• misinterprets
• misrepresents
• evades
• chicanes
• misstates
• embellishes
• warps
• embroiders
• elaborates
• exaggerates
• tampers (with)
• cribs
• dodges
• doctors
• perverts
• stretches
• pads
• colors
• twists
• fakes
• magnifies
• hedges