play games [geym]
Main Entry:
contrive [kuhn-trahyv]
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: bring about, succeed with difficulty
Synonyms: achieve, angle, arrange, carry out, cogitate, collude, compass, concoct, connive, develop, devise, effect, elaborate, engineer, execute, finagle, hatch, hit upon, intrigue, jockey, machinate, manage, maneuver, manipulate, mastermind, negotiate, pass, plan, play games, plot, project, scheme, shift, swing, work out, wrangle
Antonyms: demolish, destroy, ruin, stop, waste, wreck
Main Entry: finesse
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: maneuver, manipulate
Synonyms: angle, beguile, bluff, exploit, finagle, jockey, operate, play, play games, pull strings, pull wires, rig, wangle
Antonyms: bobble, mishandle
Main Entry: machinate
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: maneuver, plot
Synonyms: cogitate, collude, come up with, connive, conspire, contrive, design, devise, engineer, finagle, hatch, intrigue, invent, plan, play games, promote, pull strings, scheme, trump up, wangle
Antonyms: leave alone
Main Entry: manage
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: accomplish
Synonyms: achieve, arrange, bring about, bring off, carry out, con*, contrive, cook*, cope with, deal with, doctor*, effect, engineer, execute, finagle, fix, jockey, plant*, play games, pull strings, push around, put one over, rig, scam*, succeed, swing, upstage, wangle, work
Antonyms: fail
Main Entry: maneuver
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: plan, scheme
Synonyms: angle, beguile, cheat, come up with, con*, conspire, contrive, cook, design, devise, doctor, engineer, exploit, fence, finagle, finesse, go around, intrigue, jockey, leave holding the bag, machinate, manage, manipulate, move, navigate, operate, play, play games, plot, proceed, pull strings, push around, put one over, rig, scam, sham, shift, trick, upstage, wangle, work
Antonyms: neglect
Main Entry: manipulate
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: change to suit one's desire
Synonyms: beguile, conduct, control, direct, engineer, exploit, finagle, finesse, guide, handle, influence, jockey, machinate, maneuver, massage, mold, negotiate, play, play games, pull strings, pull wires, push around, shape, steer, upstage, use
Antonyms: leave alone
Main Entry: toy
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: play with
Synonyms: amuse oneself, coquet, cosset, dally, dandle, fiddle, flirt, fool, fool around, jest, lead on, mess around, pet, play, play around, play games, sport, string along, tease, trifle, wanton
Antonyms: work
Main Entry: one-up
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: trump
Synonyms: angle, beguile, bluff, exploit, finagle, finesse, jockey, maneuver, manipulate, operate, play, play games, pull strings, pull wires, rig, wangle
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