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maneuver

[muh-noo-ver] / məˈnu vər /
NOUN
move, tactic
Synonyms
STRONGEST
action gimmick manipulation measure movement plot ploy procedure ruse scheme step stunt trick
STRONG
angle artifice contrivance demarche device dodge feint finesse gambit game intrigue jig machination plan play proceeding shenanigans shuffle stratagem subterfuge
WEAK
curveball fancy footwork
Antonyms
STRONGEST
cessation ignorance inaction inactivity stoppage
STRONG
honesty openness
NOUN
military practice, operation
Synonyms
STRONGEST
battle deployment drill exercise measure movement parade procedure
STRONG
evolution plan proceeding stratagem tactics
WEAK
war games
Antonyms
STRONGEST
inaction
VERB
plan, scheme
Synonyms
STRONGEST
exploit jockey manipulate navigate operate
STRONG
angle beguile cheat con conspire contrive cook design devise doctor engineer fence finagle finesse intrigue machinate manage move play plot proceed rig scam sham shift trick upstage wangle work
WEAK
come up with go around leave holding the bag play games pull strings push around put one over
Antonyms
STRONG
destroy disorganize forget neglect remain stop
WEAK
leave alone
VERB
direct physically
Synonyms
STRONGEST
deploy handle manipulate navigate negotiate steer wield
STRONG
dispense drive exercise guide move pilot ply swing
Antonyms
STRONG
discourage dissuade stop
WEAK
leave alone neglect

Example Sentences

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Hansen then described the translunar injection burn -- a maneuver that brought Orion within 200 kilometers of Earth before swinging around onto a new course for the Moon.

From Barron's • Apr. 4, 2026

Aluminum prices hit multiyear highs after Middle Eastern smelters declared force majeure—a legal maneuver that means suppliers aren’t liable if they fail to deliver.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 8, 2026

“We will now begin to expand inland, striking progressively deeper into Iranian territory and creating additional freedom of maneuver for U.S. forces.”

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 4, 2026

Leaders don’t get power if they don’t maneuver; but they misuse their power if they don’t also defer to the reality principle.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 20, 2026

Ordinarily Rowdy wasn’t scared of snakes; that is, if he was out where he could maneuver around a little.

From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls