Need another word that means the same as “maneuver”? Find 14 synonyms and 30 related words for “maneuver” in this overview.
The synonyms of “Maneuver” are: manoeuvre, play, tactic, tactics, manoeuver, operate, channelise, channelize, direct, guide, head, point, steer
According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “maneuver” as a noun can have the following definitions:
| manoeuvre | A carefully planned or cunning scheme or action. Snowboarders performed daring manoeuvres on precipitous slopes. |
| play | In games or plays or other performances the time during which play proceeds. They gave full play to the artist s talent. |
| tactic | An action or strategy carefully planned to achieve a specific end. These are possible tax saving tactics to discuss with your accountant. |
| tactics | The branch of military science dealing with detailed maneuvers to achieve objectives set by strategy. |
According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “maneuver” as a verb can have the following definitions:
| channelise | Send from one person or place to another. |
| channelize | Send from one person or place to another. Channelize the country for better transportation. |
| direct | Give directions to point somebody into a certain direction. Put them all in one packet and direct them to me. |
| guide | Use as a guide. His life was guided by his religious beliefs. |
| head | Shoot or pass the ball with the head. An article headed The Protection of Human Life. |
| manoeuver | Direct the course; determine the direction of travelling. |
| manoeuvre | Direct the course; determine the direction of travelling. She tried to manoeuvre her trolley round people. |
| operate | (of an armed force) conduct military activities in a specified area. The Prime Minister operates a system of divide and rule. |
| point | Mark a psalm text to indicate the points at which the music changes. He twisted and pointed his moustache. |
| steer | (of a vehicle, vessel, or aircraft) be guided in a specified direction. He let Lily steer. |
| battlefield | A region where a battle is being (or has been) fought. Battlefield nuclear weapons. |
| bearish | Resembling or likened to a bear, typically in being rough, surly, or clumsy. A bearish figure with mutton chop whiskers. |
| bluff | The act of bluffing in poker deception by a false show of confidence in the strength of your cards. They bluffed their way past the sentries. |
| calculated | (of an action) done with full awareness of the likely consequences. A calculated insult. |
| cozen | Obtain by deception. He cozened the money out of the old man. |
| deception | The action of deceiving someone. A range of elaborate deceptions. |
| feint | Make a deceptive or distracting movement, especially during a fight. A brief feint at the opponent s face. |
| infiltration | The slow passage of a liquid through a filtering medium. Swelling of the lymph nodes due to infiltration of cancerous cells. |
| machiavellian | A follower of Machiavelli’s principles. |
| obstructionist | Someone who systematically obstructs some action that others want to take. |
| ouster | A wrongful dispossession. Ouster proceedings to remove the husband from the matrimonial home. |
| plan | A drawing or diagram made by projection on a horizontal plane especially one showing the layout of a building or one floor of a building. Look at the seating plan. |
| plot | Mark out or allocate (points) on a graph. The plot consists almost entirely of a man and woman falling in love. |
| ploy | A cunning plan or action designed to turn a situation to one’s own advantage. The eternal cross stitch I was set to do before I could indulge my own ploys. |
| project | Project on a screen. A project to build a new power station. |
| scheme | Arrange according to a colour scheme. Sheila and me were in that gang on the scheme. |
| steer | The type of steering of a vehicle. He made an attempt to steer the conversation back to Heather. |
| stratagem | An elaborate or deceitful scheme contrived to deceive or evade. A series of devious stratagems. |
| strategically | With regard to strategy. Strategically important ports. |
| strategy | A plan of action designed to achieve a long-term or overall aim. Time to develop a coherent economic strategy. |
| swindle | The act of swindling by some fraudulent scheme. A businessman swindled investors out of millions of pounds. |
| tactic | A plan for attaining a particular goal. The minority attempted to control the Council by a delaying tactic. |
| tactical | Of or pertaining to tactic or tactics. NATO already has about 7 000 tactical nuclear weapons in Europe. |
| tactician | A person who uses a carefully planned strategy to achieve a specific end. A brilliant political tactician. |
| tactics | The branch of military science dealing with detailed maneuvers to achieve objectives set by strategy. |
| transition | Undergo or cause to undergo a process or period of transition. He began the transition from female to male in the 10th grade. |
| trend | A topic that is the subject of many posts on a social media website or application within a short period of time. The trend of the stock market. |
| trick | A cunning or deceitful action or device. She had a trick of clipping off certain words and phrases. |
| unbeatable | Hard to defeat. Views from the patio are unbeatable. |
| warfare | The waging of armed conflict against an enemy. Diplomatic warfare. |
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