wangled
Got through scheming
Wangled is the past tense of wangle, meaning to obtain something through clever manipulation, persuasion, or indirect means.
The word suggests resourcefulness rather than outright dishonesty—getting what you want by working the system: She wangled an invitation to the party, He wangled his way into the meeting.
Obtained through craftiness
- connivedSecretly cooperated in wrongdoing
- plottedSchemed or graphed
- maneuveredMoved with calculated skill
- contrivedDeliberately manufactured, unnatural
schemed · machinated · intrigued · conspired · colluded · strategized · calculated · orchestrated
Obtained through craftiness
- procuredObtained through effort
- securedMade fast or obtained
- snaggedCaught or obtained
- nabbedSeized or arrested
scored · landed · swung · netted · bagged · wrangled · obtained · acquired
Persuaded through flattery
- wheedledPersuaded through flattery
- coaxedPersuaded through gentle urging
- sweet-talkedPersuaded through flattery
- charmedPleased or bewitched
inveigled · beguiled · smooth-talked · flattered · soft-soaped · wooed · enticed · prevailed
Misled by cunning
- connedDeceived for gain
- swindledDeceived for gain
- hoodwinkedTricked into believing falsely
- bamboozledThoroughly deceived or confused
duped · deceived · cheated · scammed · hustled · flimflammed · snookered · beguiled
finagled
Obtained through craftiness
- connivedSecretly cooperated in wrongdoing
- plottedSchemed or graphed
- maneuveredMoved with calculated skill
contrived · schemed · machinated · intrigued · conspired · colluded · strategized · calculated · orchestrated · engineered
finagled
Obtained through craftiness
nabbed · scored · landed · swung · netted · bagged · wrangled · obtained · acquired · arranged
cajoled
Persuaded through flattery
- wheedledPersuaded through flattery
- coaxedPersuaded through gentle urging
- sweet-talkedPersuaded through flattery
charmed · inveigled · beguiled · smooth-talked · flattered · soft-soaped · wooed · enticed · prevailed · persuaded
tricked
Misled by cunning
- connedDeceived for gain
- swindledDeceived for gain
- hoodwinkedTricked into believing falsely
bamboozled · duped · deceived · cheated · scammed · hustled · flimflammed · snookered · beguiled · outfoxed