Synonyms for maneuver
- noun
- verb
- American English
Definitions
- n. 1
The planned movement of troops, vehicles etc.; a strategic repositioning; (later also) a large training field-exercise of fighting units.
The army was on maneuvers.
- v. 1
To move (something, or oneself) carefully, and often with difficulty, into a certain position.
- v. 2
To guide, steer, manage purposefully
Related words
- Word family
- maneuverable maneuverer
- Phrases
- room for maneuver
- Other spellings
- manoeuver manoeuvre UK
Forms
- Plural
- maneuvers → tactics, stratagems, tricks, plans…
- Past participle
- maneuvered
e.g. maneuvered → steered, pointed, headed, guided…
Choose the right word
A stratagem or maneuver may be of the good against the bad, as it were a skilful movement of war.
J. C. Fernald, English Synonyms and Antonyms (1914)
Example sentences
- tactics She did not believe that I understood her tactics.
- tactic Racial profiling is a controversial police tactic.
- finesse It could have been executed with more finesse.
- stratagem The enemy somehow got word of the stratagem.
- movement The address was in favor of their social movement.
- operation The system will go into operation in a short time.
By length
- 4 letters
- play1, head1, plan1, move1, plot1, ploy1, ruse1
- 5 letters
- point1, guide1, trick1, dodge1, steer1
- 6 letters
- direct2, device2, scheme1, manage2, tactic2, govern2, deceit2
- 7 letters
- operate3, tactics2, wrestle2, finesse2
- 8 letters
- movement2, intrigue2, artifice3, contrive2
- 9 letters
- operation4, stratagem3
- 10 letters
- channelize, channelise
- 11 letters
- contrivance3, machination4
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (direct2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- manœuvre
- Italiano
- manovale
- Español
- operario
- Deutsch
- Hilfsarbeiter