Synonyms for manipulation
məˌnɪp yəˈleɪ ʃənma·nip·u·la·tion

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1. manipulation, usenoun

   exerting shrewd or devious influence especially for one's own advantage

   "his manipulation of his friends was scandalous"

   Synonyms:
   usage, use, habit, handling, use of goods and services, consumption, usance, role, function, utilization, utilisation, employment, economic consumption, enjoyment, purpose, exercise

2. handling, manipulationnoun

   the action of touching with the hands (or the skillful use of the hands) or by the use of mechanical means

   Synonyms:
   treatment, use, handling

Matched Categories

1. • Influence
   • Touch

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1. manipulationnoun

   Synonyms:
   manual operations

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1. manipulationnoun

   Synonyms:
   handling, management

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1. List of paraphrases for "manipulation":

   handling, manipulating, rigging, tampering, manoeuvring, instrumentalisation

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1. Huang Xiangmo:

   There are many Australian companies in China, aren't they more likely to be susceptible to potential manipulation by the Chinese government?

2. Lorenzo Diaz-Mataix:

   Our results not only show that we are able to artificially manipulate memory, but also that this manipulation is correlated with long-lasting changes in the brain, basic findings like this one will potentially help to understand and treat many psychiatric conditions that share aberrant memory processing.

3. Antony Blinken:

   The pipeline divides Europe, it exposes Ukraine and central Europe to Russian manipulation and coercion, it goes against Europe's own stated energy security goals, so what I said was that we will continue to monitor activity to complete and certify the pipeline, and if that activity takes place, we'll make a determination on the applicability of sanctions.

4. Thomas Gorman:

   This isn't really insider trading as much as it's market manipulation, it looks like you're hyping the stock so you can then go and sell it.

5. Cy Vance:

   We will not accept presidential pardons as get-out-of-jail free cards for the well-connected in New York, as alleged in the complaint, Kenneth Kurson launched a campaign of cybercrime, manipulation, and abuse from Kenneth Kurson perch at the New York Observer, and now the people of New York will hold Kenneth Kurson accountable.