What is another word for manipulations?

Pronunciation: [mənˌɪpjʊlˈe͡ɪʃənz] (IPA)

Manipulations are defined as the act of handling or controlling something in a clever or deceitful manner. Synonyms for this word include maneuvering, exploitation, adjustment, alteration, tampering, control, management, influence, deception, and machination. Each term carries a slightly different connotation, but all imply some level of skillful or sneaky handling of a situation. Some may refer to physical manipulation, such as when adjusting a piece of machinery, while others may refer to emotional manipulation, such as when convincing someone to do something against their will. Regardless of the context, these synonyms all refer to actions that involve some level of shrewdness or cunning.

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Usage examples for Manipulations

The reception of healed lepers required the most careful preparations and most scrupulous manipulations.
"The History of Antiquity, Vol. II (of VI)"
Max Duncker
The different sciences to which you are required to turn your attention successively possess so many fascinations that you may attach to some an undue degree of importance; but be assured of this, that however accurate be your knowledge of anatomy, healthy and morbid, however skilful you may be in the chemical theories and manipulations, however extensively you may have mastered the necessary properties of botany, however well you are acquainted with the nature and properties of drugs-be assured, I say, that you have acquired all this knowledge in vain unless you have diligently studied symptoms at the bedside of the patient and have observed the consequences and causes of disease in the dead room.
"Makers of Modern Medicine"
James J. Walsh
She absolutely refused to permit any manipulations, and it was only with great difficulty that he finally succeeded in introducing the tube.
"Makers of Modern Medicine"
James J. Walsh

Famous quotes with Manipulations

  • But the whole idea of the transformation... mystery, transformation, and manipulations - those were the things that Marcel was a magician at. That's his magic.
    Robert Barnes
  • First, I'm trying to edit down about 7 hours of material which I made prior to the Cop days and find some way to get it out. This stuff is pretty out there, mostly sonic collages and tape manipulations.
    Jim Coleman
  • Remembering our past can be a healthy exercise. We should yet beware of manipulations of our memory. By sticking to things that torment us, we can be tempted to brood over what should have, could have or would have been done.(no shoulda,coulda,woulda). When we walk down the memory lane, we learn from the past and pick for the present the fundamentals, which can be brought into play for the future. ("Walking down the memory lane" )
    Erik Pevernagie
  • The entertainment industry makes this [phantasmagoria of distraction] easier by elevating the person to the level of the commodity. He surrenders to its manipulations while enjoying his alienation from himself and others. The enthronement of the commodity, with its lustre of distraction…is consistent with the split between utopian and cynical elements.
    Wilson Harris

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