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pull the wires

  • as inoperate
  • as inadminister
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Synonyms for pull the wires

verb manage, use
  • administer
  • conduct
  • drive
  • handle
  • keep
  • play
  • run
  • work
  • command
  • maneuver
  • manipulate
  • ordain
  • pilot
  • ply
  • steer
  • wield
  • be in charge
  • be in driver's seat
  • be in saddle
  • call the play
  • call the shots
  • call the signals
  • carry on
  • hold the reins
  • make go
  • pull the strings
  • pull the wires
  • run the show
  • run things
  • sit on top of

Antonyms for pull the wires

  • halt
  • mismanage
  • neglect
  • stop
  • leave alone
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

More words related to pull the wires

administer

verb. manage an organization or effort
  • 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

administered

verb. manage an organization or effort

administering

verb. manage an organization or effort

operate

verb. manage, use

operates

verb. manage, use
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.