manipulativeadjective
uk/məˈnɪp.jə.lə.tɪv/us/məˈnɪp.jə.lə.t̬ɪv/disapprovingA manipulative person tries to control people to their advantage:
Even as a child she was manipulative and knew how to get her own way.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Controlling and being in charge
- aggrandize
- assume
- assumption
- authoritative
- balance of power
- divide
- dominant
- have sb by the balls idiom
- have sb eating out of your hand idiom
- have sb in the palm of your hand idiom
- have sth in hand idiom
- have/hold the whip hand idiom
- heel
- hook
- pull
- pull rank idiom
- pull the strings idiom
- putty
- regimentation
- rein
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