FINESSED Synonyms: 102 Similar and Opposite Words

finessed

verb

past tense of finesse

as in negotiated

to plan out usually with subtle skill or care had to finesse the schedule a bit to fit in another patient that afternoon

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as in avoided

to get or keep away from (as a responsibility) through cleverness or trickery tried to finesse the blame for the foreign policy fiasco, even though he was secretary of state at the time

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By that fall, some money started to roll in, as Par-Lay negotiated VanVleet’s four-year, $85 million contract with the Toronto Raptors and Beasley’s four-year, $60 million contract with the Minnesota Timberwolves.

Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 3 Oct. 2024
The union is seeking a $5-an-hour pay increase each of the six years of the contract being negotiated, which would raise top hourly pay 77% over the life of the contract.

Chris Isidore and Vanessa Yurkevich, CNN, 3 Oct. 2024

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