FINAGLE Synonyms: 73 Similar and Opposite Words

finagle

verb

fə-ˈnā-gəl

Definition of finagle

as in to negotiate

to plan out usually with subtle skill or care let me look at my schedule and see if I can't finagle a visit to the museum

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as in to cheat

to use dishonest methods to achieve a goal she'll finagle until she gets exactly what she wants

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Recent Examples of finagle After Lestat finagles his way into becoming the King Raj of Mardi Gras in 1940, the vampire trio throws an extravagant bash that ends in a bloodbath. — Tiffany Kelly, Entertainment Weekly, 3 June 2026 In Europe with friends, Reed finagled his way into the Venice Film Festival in 1965 and interviewed Buster Keaton and Jean-Paul Belmondo. — Duane Byrge, HollywoodReporter, 12 May 2026 Try finagling these parts out, or read the manual for your model to see if this is an option. — Natalia Gonzalez Blanco Serrano, The Spruce, 11 May 2026 That's a reasonable take, but getting to the point of expanding the postseason once again is going to take some finagling at this time. — Trey Wallace Outkick, FOXNews.com, 6 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for finagle

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Tensions escalated this week after the deadline for Washington and Tehran to negotiate a peace deal formally expired on Monday, despite relations having nosedived — and fighting restarted — weeks prior.

— Billy Stockwell, CNN Money, 20 Aug. 2026
As labor groups negotiate with the California State University for better pay, the higher education system released a study that concluded total compensation for its staff and faculty was competitive with comparable employers and institutions.

— Tarini Mehta, Sacbee.com, 19 Aug. 2026

Definition of negotiate

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Child safety advocates and some parents have welcomed age restrictions, while privacy groups say the rules can be cheated and that forcing users to supply identification raises privacy concerns.

— ABC News, ABC News, 24 Aug. 2026
The Model 3 and Model Y adopted less elaborate press-and-pivot handles, helping give the cars their clean, wind-cheating profiles.

— Peter Lyon, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2026

Definition of cheat

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Palestinians and Lebanese displaced by the 1967 war were joining relatives or acquaintances in Dearborn, and residents arranged food and medical services for the new arrivals.

— Rozina Ali, New Yorker, 21 Aug. 2026
Solano also arranged for 30 Jackson patients to go to the 14-bed Dulce Hogar ALF on Northwest 26th Avenue between 2016 and the end of 2023.

— Carol Marbin Miller, Miami Herald, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of arrange

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Artificial intelligence has enabled the rapid rise of such tools, capable of digitally manipulating photos with little effort.

— Megan Cerullo, CBS News, 20 Aug. 2026
In a country where current and former governors command massive grassroots support and are often accused of working with local electoral officials to manipulate election results, analysts say the defections could work in Tinubu’s favor.

— ABC News, ABC News, 19 Aug. 2026

Definition of manipulate

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