Synonyms for manipulation
məˌnɪp yəˈleɪ ʃənma·nip·u·la·tion

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1. manipulation, usenoun

   exerting shrewd or devious influence especially for one's own advantage

   "his manipulation of his friends was scandalous"

   Synonyms:
   usage, use, habit, handling, use of goods and services, consumption, usance, role, function, utilization, utilisation, employment, economic consumption, enjoyment, purpose, exercise

2. handling, manipulationnoun

   the action of touching with the hands (or the skillful use of the hands) or by the use of mechanical means

   Synonyms:
   treatment, use, handling

Matched Categories

1. • Influence
   • Touch

Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:2.7 / 7 votes

1. manipulationnoun

   Synonyms:
   manual operations

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1. manipulationnoun

   Synonyms:
   handling, management

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1. List of paraphrases for "manipulation":

   handling, manipulating, rigging, tampering, manoeuvring, instrumentalisation

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1. Hany Farid:

   This appears to be the same type of manipulation( of) the Speaker Pelosi that made the rounds last year.

2. Cy Vance:

   We will not accept presidential pardons as get-out-of-jail free cards for the well-connected in New York, as alleged in the complaint, Kenneth Kurson launched a campaign of cybercrime, manipulation, and abuse from Kenneth Kurson perch at the New York Observer, and now the people of New York will hold Kenneth Kurson accountable.

3. Cathy McMorris Rodgers:

   We do not trust TikTok will ever embrace American values – values for freedom, human rights, and innovation, tikTok has repeatedly chosen the path for more control, more surveillance, and more manipulation.

4. Andrew Parker:

   Instead of becoming a respected great nation it risks becoming a more isolated pariah, the Russian state's now well-practised doctrine of blending media manipulation, social media disinformation and distortion along with new and old forms of espionage, and high-levels of cyber attacks, military force and criminal thuggery is what is meant these days by the term hybrid threats.

5. Ben Wallace:

   I have seen in that leak a number of inaccuracies, significant inaccuracies, or manipulation of information, my advice is don’t take it at face value. There are definitely things in there that I’ve seen that I know not to be true.