finagles
Gets through cunning
Finagles means obtains something through clever or devious maneuvering: She finagled her way into the VIP section.
The word suggests resourcefulness that may bend rules or exploit loopholes without outright dishonesty.
You can finagle a discount, finagle an invitation, or finagle extra time on a deadline.
The tone is usually light—admiring the craftiness more than condemning it.
Crafty organized plans
- maneuversPlanned strategic movements
- wanglesObtains through manipulation
- tricksDeceptive acts or techniques
- contrivesInvents through ingenuity
engineers · orchestrates · arranges · machinations · plots · connives · wheedles · cajoles
schemes
Crafty organized plans
- maneuversPlanned strategic movements
- wanglesObtains through manipulation
- tricksDeceptive acts or techniques
contrives · engineers · orchestrates · arranges · machinations · plots · connives · wheedles · cajoles · coaxes
deceives
Causes false belief
defrauds · bamboozles · hoodwinks · dupes · misleads · falsifies · fudges · doctors · manipulates · distorts
improvises
Creates spontaneously, unrehearsed
- jury-rigsImprovises temporary repairs
- MacGyversImprovises clever solutions
- cobblesRounded paving stones
scrounges · procures · obtains · secures · acquires · wrangles · gets hold of · manages · makes do · adapts