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71pull strings — Synonyms and related words: act on, angle, approach, bear upon, contrive, draw, draw on, engineer, exert influence, finagle, gerrymander, get cozy with, intrigue, jockey, lead on, lobby, lobby through, machinate, magnetize, make advances, make… …
72rig — Synonyms and related words: Dalai Lama, Holy Roman Emperor, Inca, Kaiser, accouter, accouterments, adulterate, angle, antic, apparatus, appliances, appoint, appointments, appurtenances, ardri, arm, armament, ballet skirt, bamboozle, bey, bib and… …
73scheme — Synonyms and related words: Byzantine intrigues, action, anagnorisis, angle, approach, architectonics, architecture, argument, arrangement, art, artful dodge, artifice, atmosphere, attack, background, backstairs influence, bag of tricks, blind,… …
74wangle — Synonyms and related words: angle, argue into, arouse, brew, bring forth, bring out, bring over, bring round, bring to light, bring to reason, cabal, call forth, call out, call up, captivate, charm, collude, complot, con, concoct, connive,… …
75cunning — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Craftiness Nouns 1. cunning, craft, craftiness, canniness, wit; gumption; slyness, artifice, art; subtlety, finesse, maneuvering; diplomacy, Machiavellianism, politics; resourcefulness; Jesuitry;… …
76engineer — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. motorman, hogger (sl.); planner, organizer. v. t. plan, direct; contrive, machinate. See vehicle, production, plan, wit. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [A specialist in engineering] Syn. surveyor, designer,… …
77finagle — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. wangle; maneuver. See cunning, deception. II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) (VOCABULARY WORD) v. [fuh NA gul] arrange, maneuver or manipulate to get something. Joe tried to finagle his way into the game… …
78manipulate — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. operate, control, manage; influence; juggle, falsify. See use, conduct, touch. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. handle, shape, mold; see form 1 , manage 1 , plan 1 . See Synonym Study at handle . III (Roget …
79plan — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Formulated scheme for getting something done Nouns 1. plan, scheme, design, project, undertaking; aim, intention; proposal, proposition, suggestion; resolution, resolve, motion; precaution, provision,… …
80rig — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. equip, furnish, fit out; improvise, jury rig; appoint; scheme, manipulate, maneuver, fix (inf.), frame (inf.); clothe, outfit. n. rigging, ropes, ropework, cordage, ratlines, shrouds, stays, wires;… …