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| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | manage an organization or effort |
| Synonyms: | administrate, be in the driver's seat, be in the saddle, boss*, carry out, conduct, control, crack the whip, direct, execute, govern, head, head up, hold the reins, oversee, pull the strings, pull the wires, render, ride herd on, run, run the show, sit on top of, superintend, supervise |
| Antonyms: | forego, mismanage, neglect |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | favor |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | pamper, reward; help |
| Synonyms: | abet, accommodate, advance, aid, assist, be partial to, befriend, do a kindness, do right by, esteem, facilitate, further, gratify, humor, indulge, make exception, oblige, play favorites, promote, pull strings, show consideration, side with, smile upon, spare, spoil, treat well, value |
| Antonyms: | hinder, hurt, thwart |
| 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: | fix |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | manipulate, influence an event |
| Synonyms: | bribe, buy, buy off, corrupt, fiddle, have, lubricate, maneuver, pull strings, reach, square, suborn, tamper with |
| Antonyms: | play fair |
| Main Entry: | govern |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | take control; rule |
| Synonyms: | administer, assume command, be in power, be in the driver's seat, call the shots, call the signals, captain*, carry out, command, conduct, control, dictate, direct, execute, exercise authority, guide, head, head up, hold dominion, hold office, hold sway, lay down the law, lead, manage, occupy throne, order, overrule, oversee, pilot, pull the strings, regulate, reign, render, run, serve the people, steer, superintend, supervise, sway, tyrannize, wear the crown |
| Antonyms: | agree, comply, obey, surrender, yield |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | influence |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | lead to believe, do |
| Synonyms: | act upon, affect, alter, argue into, arouse, be recognized, bias, brainwash*, bribe, bring to bear, carry weight, change, channel, compel, control, count, determine, direct, dispose, form, get at, guide, have a part in, impact on, impel, impress, incite, incline, induce, instigate, manipulate, modify, mold, move, persuade, predispose, prejudice, prevail, prompt, pull strings, regulate, rouse, rule, seduce, sell, shape, snow*, sway, talk into, train, turn, urge, work upon |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | lobby |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | press for political action |
| Synonyms: | advance, affect, alter, bill, billboard, boost, bring pressure to bear, build up, campaign for, change, drum, exert influence, further, hard sell, high pressure, hype*, induce, influence, make a pitch for, modify, persuade, pitch, plug, politick, press, pressure, procure, promote, pull strings, push, put pressure on, request, sell, sell on, soft-sell, soft-soap, solicit, solicit votes, splash, spot, sway, sweet-talk, thump, urge |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| 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 |
* = informal/non-formal usage
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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