MANIPULATION: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for MANIPULATION?

Need another word that means the same as “manipulation”? Find 19 synonyms and 30 related words for “manipulation” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Manipulation” are: use, handling, stratagem, tactic, gambit, ploy, trick, dodge, ruse, plan, scheme, operation, device, plot, machination, artifice, subterfuge, intrigue, palace intrigue

Manipulation as a Noun

Definitions of "Manipulation" as a noun

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “manipulation” as a noun can have the following definitions:

• The action of touching with the hands (or the skillful use of the hands) or by the use of mechanical means.
• The action of manipulating someone in a clever or unscrupulous way.
• Exerting shrewd or devious influence especially for one's own advantage.
• The action of manipulating something in a skilful manner.

Synonyms of "Manipulation" as a noun (19 Words)

artifice	Clever or cunning devices or expedients, especially as used to trick or deceive others. The style is not free from the artifices of the period.
device	A drawing or design. An incendiary device.
dodge	A statement that evades the question by cleverness or trickery. The grant system s widespread use as a tax dodge.
gambit	An act or remark that is calculated to gain an advantage, especially at the outset of a situation. His resignation was a tactical gambit.
handling	The management of someone or something. The handling of prisoners.
intrigue	A crafty and involved plot to achieve your (usually sinister) ends. Within the region s borders is a wealth of interest and intrigue.
machination	A crafty and involved plot to achieve your (usually sinister) ends.
operation	The performance of some composite cognitive activity an operation that affects mental contents. The company s first hotel is now in operation.
palace intrigue	The governing group of a kingdom.
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. A street plan.
plot	A chart or map showing the movements or progress of an object. A bean plot.
ploy	A maneuver in a game or conversation. The president has dismissed the referendum as a ploy to buy time.
ruse	A deceptive maneuver (especially to avoid capture. Emma tried to think of a ruse to get Paul out of the house.
scheme	A statement that evades the question by cleverness or trickery. The occupational sick pay scheme.
stratagem	Skill in devising plans or schemes; cunning. A series of devious stratagems.
subterfuge	Something intended to misrepresent the true nature of an activity. I hated all the subterfuges I hated lying to you.
tactic	A plan for attaining a particular goal. The minority attempted to control the Council by a delaying tactic.
trick	A clever or particular way of doing something. That offer was a dirty trick.
use	A purpose for or way in which something can be used. What s the use of crying.

Usage Examples of "Manipulation" as a noun

• There was no deliberate manipulation of visitors' emotions.
• The format allows fast picture manipulation.
• He saw through her manipulations.
• Conscious manipulations of oral language.
• His manipulation of his friends was scandalous.

Associations of "Manipulation" (30 Words)

affair	A vaguely specified concern. The party was quite an affair.
bribery	The practice of offering something (usually money) in order to gain an illicit advantage. A bribery scandal.
cheat	An act of cheating a fraud or deception. We were cheated by their clever sounding scheme.
cheating	A deception for profit to yourself.
conspiracy	A group of conspirators banded together to achieve some harmful or illegal purpose. They were cleared of conspiracy to pervert the course of justice.
counterfeit	Pretend to feel or possess (an emotion or quality. No pretence could have counterfeited such terror.
cozen	Act with artful deceit. He cozened the money out of the old man.
deceit	The action or practice of deceiving someone by concealing or misrepresenting the truth. Hypocrisy and deceit were anathema to her.
deceive	Fail to admit to oneself that something is true. The insurance company deceived me when they told me they were covering my house.
deception	The action of deceiving someone. Obtaining property by deception.
deliberate	Fully considered; not impulsive. A deliberate decision.
delude	Be false to; be dishonest with. Too many theorists have deluded the public.
dishonor	Bring shame or dishonor upon. He was resigned to a life of dishonor.
dissimulation	Concealment of one’s thoughts, feelings, or character; pretence. His audience consisted of a dissimulation of birds.
embezzlement	Theft or misappropriation of funds placed in one’s trust or belonging to one’s employer. Charges of fraud and embezzlement.
embroil	Bring into a state of confusion or disorder. She became embroiled in a dispute between two women she hardly knew.
falsehood	A lie. The right to sue for malicious falsehood.
fraud	Something intended to deceive; deliberate trickery intended to gain an advantage. He was convicted of fraud.
humbug	Communication (written or spoken) intended to deceive. His comments are sheer humbug.
insider	A person within a group or organization, especially someone privy to information unavailable to others. Political insiders.
liaison	Introduction of a consonant between a word that ends in a vowel and another that begins with a vowel, as in English law and order. He s our liaison with a number of interested parties.
lie	The way direction or position in which something lies. Don t lie to your parents.
peculation	The fraudulent appropriation of funds or property entrusted to your care but actually owned by someone else.
phony	A person who professes beliefs and opinions that he or she does not hold in order to conceal his or her real feelings or motives.
pseudo	A person who makes deceitful pretenses. We are talking about real journalists and not the pseudo kind.
scam	A dishonest scheme; a fraud. A guy that scams old pensioners out of their savings.
scandal	Rumour or malicious gossip about scandalous events or actions. A bribery scandal involving one of his key supporters.
subterfuge	Deceit used in order to achieve one’s goal. He had to use subterfuge and bluff on many occasions.
trickery	The practice of deception. The dealer resorted to trickery.
untruth	A lie or false statement (often used euphemistically. The story was full of misleading innuendo and untruth.