wangling
Getting through scheming
Wangling is the act of obtaining something through clever maneuvering, persuasion, or manipulation rather than straightforward means.
It suggests resourcefulness that may bend rules without quite breaking them: After much wangling, she got tickets to the sold-out show.
The word carries a slightly mischievous tone—admiring the cunning while acknowledging it's not entirely above board.
Obtaining through cunning
- hagglingNegotiating a lower price
- bargainingNegotiating mutually acceptable terms
- cajolingPersuading through flattery
- wheedlingPersuading through flattery
coaxing · sweet-talking · arm-twisting · deal-making · horse-trading · leveraging · brokering · schmoozing
Obtaining through cunning
- swindlingFraudulent taking of money
- conningDefrauding through deception
- scammingDefrauding through deception
- hoodwinkingDeliberately misleading someone
bamboozling · duping · fraudulence · trickery · chicanery · subterfuge · duplicity · guile
Skillful directional control
- schemingCrafty and calculating
- orchestratingArranging complex elements harmoniously
- engineeringDesigning functional systems scientifically
- contrivingInventing through ingenuity
machinating · jockeying · intriguing · finessing · string-pulling · plotting · conniving · angling
Creating spontaneously without plan
- jury-riggingImprovised temporary repair
- cobblingFixing or making shoes
- scroungingSeeking handouts resourcefully
- procuringGetting through effort
fudging · MacGyvering · bootstrapping · hustling · winging · patching · kludging · jimmying
finagling
Obtaining through cunning
- hagglingNegotiating a lower price
- bargainingNegotiating mutually acceptable terms
- cajolingPersuading through flattery
wheedling · coaxing · sweet-talking · arm-twisting · deal-making · horse-trading · leveraging · brokering · schmoozing · persuading
finagling
Obtaining through cunning
- swindlingFraudulent taking of money
- conningDefrauding through deception
- scammingDefrauding through deception
hoodwinking · bamboozling · duping · fraudulence · trickery · chicanery · subterfuge · duplicity · guile · slyness
maneuvering
Skillful directional control
- schemingCrafty and calculating
- orchestratingArranging complex elements harmoniously
- engineeringDesigning functional systems scientifically
contriving · machinating · jockeying · intriguing · finessing · string-pulling · plotting · conniving · angling · politicking
improvising
Creating spontaneously without plan
- jury-riggingImprovised temporary repair
- cobblingFixing or making shoes
- scroungingSeeking handouts resourcefully
procuring · fudging · MacGyvering · bootstrapping · hustling · winging · patching · kludging · jimmying
wanglingpetitioning
Formally requesting action
beseeching · soliciting · inquiring · pleading · appealing