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to juggle

to juggle

12 4.8
Change facts or numbers to hide the truth
  • verb
  • /ˈdʒʌɡəl/
translation icon : manipular
  • Can he juggle his way out of this?

But it's also kind of freeing knowing the news is just juggling bullshit.

Examples

  • That or, you know, childcare, people constantly trying to juggle how to have cheap childcare.

  • And I want to keep the dream too, for myself, trying to juggle it with work.

  • "And you learned from him, no doubt, to juggle with facts."

    Fiction book (1996)
  • It's stressful working full time and juggling my family.

  • Augustine would often juggle several diverse strands of thought on an issue.

    Academic text (1990)
  • And Una has lots of interests and seems to be juggling all sorts of projects.

  • And so you're kind of constantly juggling back and forth to find that nice little balance.

  • There are simple truths about how to juggle life's uncertainties, and it's not as scary as you might think.

    Blog text (31)
  • Educational critics have begun to suspect two forms of meritocratic erosion: inflated grades and juggled standardized testing.

    Academic text (1996)
  • She has to juggle her busy schedule to make time for her studies.

Synonyms

to manipulate
vsto juggle
382 6.1

To control people or things in a clever, often dishonest way

adjust facts, accounts, or schedules rather than directly controlling people
to trick
vsto juggle
326 3.5

To make someone believe something false so you can get what you want

changes factual details or plans subtly, not only using personal deceit
to twist
vsto juggle
144 6.3

To change what someone said to make it mean something different, often to mislead

adjusts factual numbers, accounts, or schedules instead of changing words
to rig
vsto juggle
114 6.9

To arrange something dishonestly to get the result you want

alters facts or schedules through clever adjustment rather than fixing systems
to warp
vsto juggle
30 7.4

To change facts or stories so they are not true

adjusts concrete details like accounts or schedules rather than broad character
to pull a fast one
vsto juggle
  • Informal
12 8.3

To trick someone in a clever way so they do not notice

uses clever adjustment of facts or schedules rather than overt personal tricking
to hoodwink
vsto juggle
11 7.4

To make someone believe something that is not true

alters facts or plans to mislead others rather than direct personal tricking
to bamboozle
vsto juggle
  • Informal
11 8.3

To trick someone by pretending you want to help them

focuses on adjusting records or schedules to mislead rather than charm-based deception
to fudge
vsto juggle
11 7.5

To change numbers or facts dishonestly to hide the truth

alters facts, accounts, or schedules in a clever, deceptive way
to play a trick on
vsto juggle
6 2.8

To fool someone as a joke

adjusts records or schedules for gain rather than playful deception
to pull a fast one on
vsto juggle
  • Informal
5 8.1

To trick someone to gain an advantage

alters records or plans to gain advantage rather than directly tricking people
to beguile
vsto juggle
4 8.4

To attract and charm someone while tricking them

alters records or plans by clever deceit rather than using charm to mislead
to finagle
vsto juggle
  • Informal
4 8.6

Get what you want by tricking people or using clever dishonest methods

works by changing facts or plans rather than by merely getting things
to bend the truth
vsto juggle
3 5.9

To say something that is not exactly what happened to make it look better

adjusts facts or schedules in clever, sometimes substantial deceptive ways
to wangle
vsto juggle
  • UK
1 8.7

To get something by clever or dishonest ways

alters or adjusts details to secure an outcome rather than manipulate people
1 7.7

To give false clues so people do not find the truth

alters facts or schedules to hide outcomes rather than only distracting others
to twist around
vsto juggle
1 6.4

Change words or facts to make a person look bad

alters records or plans by changing details rather than only meanings
to flim-flam
vsto juggle
  • Archaic
1 9.5

To trick someone by using clever talk

alters facts or accounts rather than relying on speech or show
to play the angle
vsto juggle
1 7.7

Use clever or dishonest moves to get an advantage

alters records or schedules to benefit someone rather than just influencing people
to hornswoggle
vsto juggle
  • Archaic
1 9.9

To trick someone to take their money or things

works by adjusting numbers or plans rather than overt cheating methods
to fudge the details
vsto juggle
  • Informal
7.7

Change facts on purpose to make something seem better

adjusts facts, accounts, or schedules cleverly, not only to improve appearance
to fugle
vsto juggle
9.9

To avoid answering or taking responsibility by using clever words

alters facts or schedules to change outcomes rather than just escaping situations
to thimblerig your way out
vsto juggle
  • Archaic
9.9

To trick people to avoid a problem or responsibility

adjusts facts or schedules to avoid problems rather than theatrical trickery
to flimflam
vsto juggle
  • Archaic
9.6

To trick someone by lying or cheating

alters facts or accounts rather than relying on speech or show

Antonyms

2.3

Show something that was hidden or secret

248 3.3

To make something clear so others can understand it

How Deceptive

to falsify
  • Formal
44 7.3
to fabricate
50 7.3
to juggle
12 4.8
to manipulate
382 6.1
to fudge
11 7.5

Surface Forms

juggle infinitive
juggled past
juggled past participle
juggling present participle
juggles third person singular

Etymology

Juggle comes from old words for a trickster or performer and the Latin root jocus meaning 'joke'. That sense of trickery helps explain why to juggle facts or numbers can mean to move them around cleverly or to hide the truth.