jockeyed
Competed for position
Jockeyed is the past tense of jockey, meaning to maneuver skillfully for position or advantage.
The word comes from horse racing, where jockeys guide their mounts through crowded fields: Cars jockeyed for position at the merge.
It often implies competitive or strategic positioning: She jockeyed herself into the lead role.
Moved with calculated skill
- manipulatedControlled through cunning
- finagledObtained through craftiness
- schemedCrafted underhanded plans
- calculatedFigured out mathematically
leveraged · negotiated · engineered · orchestrated · plotted · angled · outmaneuvered · gamed
Moved with calculated skill
- positionedSet in location
- angledTurned from perpendicular
- shiftedChanged place or position
- nudgedPushed gently to prompt
edged · squeezed · elbowed · shouldered · crowded · vied · competed · battled
maneuvered
Moved with calculated skill
- manipulatedControlled through cunning
- finagledObtained through craftiness
- schemedCrafted underhanded plans
calculated · leveraged · negotiated · engineered · orchestrated · plotted · angled · outmaneuvered · gamed · played
maneuvered
Moved with calculated skill
- positionedSet in location
- angledTurned from perpendicular
- shiftedChanged place or position
nudged · edged · squeezed · elbowed · shouldered · crowded · vied · competed · battled · fought
vied
Competed for something
battled · fought · contested · challenged · sparred · clashed · wrestled · grappled · tussled · dueled
raced
Moved with great speed
spurred · whipped · galloped · paced · finished · placed · handicapped · saddled · weighed · silks
jockeyedyielded
Gave way or produced
conceded · surrendered · ceded · capitulated · relinquished
jockeyedstayed put
Continued in place
stood still · waited · idled · stagnated · accepted
- disk jockeyBroadcast music selector
- disc jockeyPlays recorded music professionally
- desk jockeySedentary office worker
- jockey for positionCompete for advantageous placement
- jockey shortsSnug men's undergarment
- jockeying for positionCompeting for advantageous placement