Synonyms for wangle
ˈwæŋ gəlwan·gle

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1. wangle, wanglingverb

   an instance of accomplishing something by scheming or trickery

   Synonyms:
   wangling

2. wangle, finagle, manageverb

   achieve something by means of trickery or devious methods

   Synonyms:
   superintend, misrepresent, fudge, make do, fake, supervise, contend, cope, handle, deal, manipulate, manage, pull off, oversee, cook, falsify, negociate, grapple, carry off, bring off, make out, wield, get by, do, care, finagle

3. fudge, manipulate, fake, falsify, cook, wangle, misrepresentverb

   tamper, with the purpose of deception

   "Fudge the figures"; "cook the books"; "falsify the data"

   Synonyms:
   warp, belie, circumvent, evade, ready, prepare, sidestep, cook, pull wires, fix, forge, manage, make, parry, dodge, finagle, fake, duck, alter, control, hedge, bullshit, put off, manipulate, bull, talk through one's hat, falsify, distort, garble, counterfeit, pull strings, elude, interpolate, keep in line, fudge, misrepresent, rig, skirt

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1. Environment Minister Barbara Hendricks:

   I believe that we should make every effort to wangle something that is acceptable for employees, but also for the electricity price and the public budget.