All manipulative synonyms
ma·nip·u·la·tive
M m adj manipulative
- wily — full of, marked by, or proceeding from wiles; crafty; cunning.
- shrewd — astute or sharp in practical matters: a shrewd politician.
- scheming — given to making plans, especially sly and underhand ones; crafty.
- canny — A canny person is clever and able to think quickly. You can also describe a person's behaviour as canny.
- devious — If you describe someone as devious you do not like them because you think they are dishonest and like to keep things secret, often in a complicated way.
- considerate — Someone who is considerate pays attention to the needs, wishes, or feelings of other people.
- contriving — to plan with ingenuity; devise; invent: The author contrived a clever plot.
- guarded — cautious; careful; prudent: to be guarded in one's speech.
- designing — artful and scheming; conniving; crafty
- safe — secure from liability to harm, injury, danger, or risk: a safe place.
- sharp — having a thin cutting edge or a fine point; well-adapted for cutting or piercing: a sharp knife.
- sly — cunning or wily: sly as a fox.
- wary — watchful; being on one's guard against danger.
- guileful — insidiously cunning; artfully deceptive; wily.
- machiavellian — of, like, or befitting Machiavelli.
- artful — If you describe someone as artful, you mean that they are clever and skilful at achieving what they want, especially by deceiving people.
- careful — If you are careful, you give serious attention to what you are doing, in order to avoid harm, damage, or mistakes. If you are careful to do something, you make sure that you do it.
- cautious — Someone who is cautious acts very carefully in order to avoid possible danger.
- chary — If you are chary of doing something, you are fairly cautious about doing it.
- circumspect — If you are circumspect, you are cautious in what you do and say and do not take risks.
- crafty — If you describe someone as crafty, you mean that they achieve what they want in a clever way, often by deceiving people.
- cunning — Someone who is cunning has the ability to achieve things in a clever way, often by deceiving other people.
- discreet — judicious in one's conduct or speech, especially with regard to respecting privacy or maintaining silence about something of a delicate nature; prudent; circumspect.
- gingerly — with great care or caution; warily.
- intelligent — having good understanding or a high mental capacity; quick to comprehend, as persons or animals: an intelligent student.
- politic — shrewd or prudent in practical matters; tactful; diplomatic.
adjective manipulative
- calculating — If you describe someone as calculating, you disapprove of the fact that they deliberately plan to get what they want, often by hurting or harming other people.
- controlling — having or attempting to exert control
- unscrupulous — not scrupulous; unrestrained by scruples; conscienceless; unprincipled.
- serpentine — of, characteristic of, or resembling a serpent, as in form or movement.