Synonyms of maneuvers

maneuvers 1 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of maneuver

1

as in manipulates

to deal with (something) usually skillfully or efficiently

maneuvered the conversation so as to avoid the touchy subject of her divorce

Synonyms & Similar Words

• manipulates
• addresses
• handles
• manages
• treats
• takes
• negotiates
• plays
• fields
• swings
• contends (with)
• hacks
• grapples (with)
• engineers
• comes to grips with
• controls
• has a grip on
• pulls
• copes (with)
• finesses
• guides
• steers
• commands
• carries out
• gets off
• reacts (to)
• regulates
• carries off
• responds (to)
• jockeys
• directs
• brings off
• micromanages
• runs

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• fumbles
• botches
• bungles
• messes (up)
• scamps
• mishandles
• muffs
• goofs (up)
• louses up
• foozles

2

as in negotiates

to plan out usually with subtle skill or care

successfully maneuvered a way to get him to ask her to the dance

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

maneuvers

2 of 2

noun

plural of maneuver

1

as in attacks

Synonyms & Similar Words

• attacks
• marches
• movements
• assaults
• offensives
• campaigns
• actions
• initiatives
• projects
• missions
• causes
• drives
• crusades
• pushes
• bids
• juggernauts
• enterprises
• bandwagons
• blitzes
• undertakings

2

as in subterfuges

Synonyms & Similar Words

• subterfuges
• ruses
• stratagems
• gambits
• devices
• contrivances
• deceptions
• shenanigans
• sleights
• trickeries
• wiles
• ploys
• dodges
• artifices
• schemes
• jigs
• duplicities
• juggles
• plays
• gimmicks
• tricks
• chicaneries
• feints
• juggleries
• fetches
• crafts
• knacks
• bluffs
• cunnings
• duperies
• skullduggeries
• fakeries
• skulduggeries
• end runs
• cozenages
• flimflams
• crookeries
• legerdemains
• fronts
• smoke screens
• blinds