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synonyms for pull strings
- affect
- alter
- arouse
- bias
- change
- determine
- guide
- impress
- manipulate
- persuade
- prejudice
- prompt
- regulate
- shape
- sway
- brainwash
- bribe
- channel
- compel
- control
- count
- direct
- dispose
- form
- impel
- incite
- incline
- induce
- instigate
- modify
- mold
- move
- predispose
- prevail
- rouse
- rule
- seduce
- sell
- snow
- train
- turn
- urge
- act upon
- argue into
- be recognized
- bring to bear
- carry weight
- get at
- have a part in
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- talk into
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- urge
- request
- push
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- sway
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- billboard
- further
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- splash
- thump
- boost
- alter
- spot
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- procure
- induce
- pressure
- sweet-talk
- change
- plug
- advance
- drum
- bill
- hype
- build up
- hard sell
- politick
- campaign for
- soft-soap
- bring pressure to bear
- exert influence
- high pressure
- make a pitch for
- put pressure on
- sell on
- soft-sell
- solicit votes
- collude
- promote
- devise
- connive
- contrive
- conspire
- invent
- finagle
- wangle
- design
- plan
- hatch
- cogitate
- scheme
- intrigue
- engineer
- come up with
- play games
- trump up
- work
- carry out
- achieve
- engineer
- upstage
- execute
- jockey
- scam
- doctor
- fix
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- effect
- wangle
- plant
- succeed
- swing
- cook
- rig
- con
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- arrange
- bring about
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- deal with
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- play games
- push around
- put one over
- navigate
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- jockey
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- operate
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- fence
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- plot
- angle
- proceed
- doctor
- machinate
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- upstage
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- sham
- play
- move
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- finesse
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- con
- come up with
- go around
- leave holding the bag
- play games
- push around
- put one over
- handle
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- exploit
- influence
- shape
- control
- upstage
- play
- jockey
- finagle
- machinate
- use
- negotiate
- direct
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- steer
- conduct
- mold
- guide
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- engineer
- finesse
- play games
- pull wires
- push around
- play
- handle
- work
- drive
- keep
- administer
- conduct
- run
- maneuver
- wield
- ordain
- ply
- command
- steer
- manipulate
- pilot
- carry on
- be in charge
- be in saddle
- call the play
- call the shots
- call the signals
- hold the reins
- make go
- pull the strings
- pull the wires
- run the show
- run things
- sit on top of
- be in driver's seat
- hire
- buy
- direct
- require
- request
- charge
- call for
- warn
- instruct
- obtain
- tell
- decree
- engage
- secure
- bid
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- prescribe
- ordain
- book
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- adjure
- enact
- reserve
- call the shots
- rule the roost
- apply for
- call the signals
- contract for
- send away for
- oversee
- supervise
- ordain
- administer
- govern
- chair
- officiate
- control
- head
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- lead
- manage
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- keep
- conduct
- run
- advise
- operate
- carry on
- be at the head of
- call the signals
- do the honors
- head up
- pull the strings
- run the show
- sit on top of
- be in driver's seat
- control
- head
- own
- lead
- keep
- conduct
- operate
- ordain
- helm
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- ride herd on
- be in charge
- be in saddle
- head up
- look after
- pull the strings
- take care of
- be in driver's seat
- angle
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- bluff
- exploit
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- jockey
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- manipulate
- operate
- play
- rig
- wangle
- play games
- pull wires
- execute
- oversee
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- conduct
- direct
- govern
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- carry out
- control
- head
- run
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- ride herd on
- be in the saddle
- crack the whip
- head up
- hold the reins
- pull the strings
- pull the wires
- run the show
- sit on top of
- be in the driver's seat
- come up with
- organize
- concoct
- set up
- create
- manage
- negotiate
- direct
- supervise
- conceive
- manipulate
- arrange
- control
- originate
- scam
- contrive
- rig
- encompass
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- doctor
- machinate
- wangle
- upstage
- scheme
- cause
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- maneuver
- plant
- superintend
- effect
- plan
- cook
- work
- swing
- operate
- con
- play games
- pull wires
- put one on
- put one over
- put over
- put through
- promote
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- abet
- befriend
- humor
- gratify
- oblige
- assist
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- accommodate
- spare
- esteem
- spoil
- indulge
- further
- aid
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- do a kindness
- do right by
- make exception
- play favorites
- show consideration
- smile upon
- treat well
- control
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- conduct
- dictate
- administer
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- regulate
- carry out
- guide
- head
- run
- render
- lead
- superintend
- sway
- direct
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- tyrannize
- command
- execute
- captain
- overrule
- order
- steer
- pilot
- assume command
- be in power
- call the shots
- call the signals
- exercise authority
- head up
- hold dominion
- hold office
- hold sway
- lay down the law
- occupy throne
- pull the strings
- serve the people
- wear the crown
- be in the driver's seat
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antonyms for pull strings
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- keep
- continue
- stop
- halt
- leave alone
- pull
- discourage
- remain
- decrease
- prevent
- hinder
- suppress
- repress
- dissuade
- mismanage
- disturb
- neglect
- forget
- fail
- bumble
- disorder
- unsettle
- disorganize
- disarrange
- destroy
- ignore
- disfavor
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- dislike
- thwart
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- help
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- eat out
- look away
- forget
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- neglect
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- change
- assist
- aid
- ignore
- unsettle
- disorganize
- disarrange
- destroy
- give way
- allow
- yield
- agree
- fail
- serve
- follow
- neglect
- leave
- mismanage
- abandon
- permit
- consent
- acquiesce
- surrender
- comply
- obey
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How to use pull strings in a sentence
Strange to say, the silken cord yielded to the first pull, as if nothing had been wrong with it at all!
THE GIANT OF THE NORTHR.M. BALLANTYNENever grasp a Fern plant from above and try to pull it away, as this will be almost sure to result in damage.
HOW TO KNOW THE FERNSS. LEONARD BASTIN"I ordered you not to come," said Aspinall: "I can still pull a trigger, Sir," replied the man.
GALLIPOLI DIARY, VOLUME IIAN HAMILTONThis harmless image of a fierce beast Yung Pak would pull about the floor with a string by the hour.
OUR LITTLE KOREAN COUSINH. LEE M. PIKETo pull through such a siege, the old settlers usually did much better than the new.
THE HOMESTEADEROSCAR MICHEAUXRound her neck depended from a black velvet band, strings of diamonds of great size and magnificence.
MUSIC-STUDY IN GERMANYAMY FAYNot while I had the open prairie underfoot and the summer sky above, and hands to strike a blow or pull a trigger.
RAW GOLDBERTRAND W. SINCLAIREvery pull in the shoulders, every hitch in the back, every kink in the sleeves makes me a profound materialist.
THE SOLDIER OF THE VALLEYNELSON LLOYDYou would laugh if you should see the strings of eggs hanging across this pony's back—yes, eggs.
OUR LITTLE KOREAN COUSINH. LEE M. PIKEUnder these conditions, the large motor B collapses and the pull-down P (which is connected with the organ pallet) rises.
THE RECENT REVOLUTION IN ORGAN BUILDINGGEORGE LAING MILLERWORDS RELATED TO PULL STRINGS
- angle
- arrange
- cause
- come up with
- con
- conceive
- concoct
- contrive
- control
- cook
- create
- direct
- doctor
- effect
- encompass
- finagle
- jockey
- machinate
- manage
- maneuver
- manipulate
- negotiate
- operate
- organize
- originate
- plan
- plant
- play games
- plot
- pull strings
- pull wires
- put one on
- put one over
- put over
- put through
- rig
- scam
- scheme
- set up
- superintend
- supervise
- swing
- upstage
- wangle
- work
- angled
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- planned
- planted
- played games
- plotted
- pulled strings
- pulled wires
- put one on
- put one over
- put over
- put through
- rigged
- scammed
- schemed
- set up
- superintended
- supervised
- swung
- upstaged
- wangled
- worked
- abetting
- accommodating
- advancing
- aiding
- assisting
- befriending
- being partial to
- do right by
- doing a kindness
- esteeming
- facilitating
- furthering
- gratifying
- humoring
- indulging
- making exception
- obliging
- playing favorites
- promoting
- pulling strings
- showing consideration
- side with
- smiling upon
- sparing
- spoiling
- treating well
- valuing
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.