manipulative
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7.3
- adjective
- /məˈnɪpjʊlətɪv/
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manipulador
- None of us like to think that we are on the receiving end of an insincere and manipulative act.
- manipulative behavior
- manipulative messages
- manipulative techniques
It is controlling, it is manipulative and it is exploitative.
- It is controlling, it is manipulative and it is exploitative.
- So let me give you an example of how a manipulative man will use guilt.
- So in looking at financial institutions, they're often manipulative in that sense.
- How do you find the balance between being manipulative when it comes to marketing and like strategy?
- I think the more a writer writes, the more the writer realizes just how manipulative language can be.
- Malignant narcissist that live inside this dark triangle are manipulative, exploitive, cold.
- It's sort of a greedy troupe of manipulative flying monkeys at that point.
- Star is manipulative and she is out for Star.
- On the good days, they're mean and manipulative when they aren't getting their way.
- So you have that preponderance of of manipulative relational leverage.
Examples
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It amazes me someone as charming as you can be so manipulative.
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The vast majority of people are quite unaware that they are being manipulative and exploitative.
Academic text (1990) -
How do you find the balance between being manipulative when it comes to marketing and like strategy?
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But he also knew that it was less manipulative than it appeared.
Fiction book (1991) -
This guy sounds really manipulative.
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But he could be very manipulative and was an extremely intelligent person.
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Ruth employs her strategy of control through manipulative weakness in her marriage.
Academic text (1997) -
And this guy... is the most dishonest, manipulative, fraudulent kind of person there is!
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She's actually in many respects quite manipulative, but disguises this from herself.
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He is known for his manipulative tactics in negotiations that benefit him unfairly.
Synonyms
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5.1
Clever at getting things by tricking people
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9.9
Using clever tricks and lies to get power or advantage
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7.3
Using people or situations unfairly to get personal benefit
To try to control people in a clever but unfair way
To treat people unfairly to get money or other benefits
Antonyms
Compounds
- Specialized
Actions that change electronic signals to hide or confuse enemy radars
How Manipulative
Surface Forms
Morphology
manipulative = manipulate (transparent) = manipulate + ive
The adjective is a regular -ive derivation from the verb 'manipulate' and carries the same controlling/influencing sense.
Etymology
Manipulative comes from the old Latin words manipulus 'handful' and manus 'hand', and is like the English word manual. So being manipulative is like 'handling' people with skill to control them, often in a clever or unfair way.