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Synonyms for manipulative
məˈnɪp yəˌleɪ tɪv, -yə lə tɪvma·nip·u·la·tive
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Princeton's WordNet
manipulativeadjective
skillful in influencing or controlling others to your own advantage
"the early manipulative techniques of a three-year-old child"
Antonyms:
artless
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How to use manipulative in a sentence?
We will act to protect retail investors when the facts demonstrate abusive or manipulative trading activity that is prohibited by the federal securities laws, market participants should be careful to avoid such activity. Likewise, issuers must ensure compliance with the federal securities laws for any contemplated offers or sales of their own securities.
The message that they're trying to send to the second graders is exactly the mixed messages that adults are having to deal with, which is we feel unsafe out in the streets now because of the entire ‘defund the police’ movement that has led to less police presence, but now the police are being blamed for it. So it's this contradiction that is basically very manipulative -- and it's so inappropriate for second graders to have to grapple with this.
For decades sterilization was used as a way to control populations considered ‘undesirable’ — immigrants, people of color, poor people, those with mental illnesses and disabilities, tying Ms. Creel’s sentencing to her sterilization formalizes the coercion — the threat of a harsher sentence is manipulative and dangerous, and aligns with a legacy of eugenic practices through the U.S.
Engineering is a predictive science, not a manipulative art.
Manipulation could very well be behind the recent market moves. To act like bitcoin and crypto currency prices are purely driven by supply and demand of little traders... ignores the specific mechanics of this marketplace, it would not be a stretch nor surprising to find that manipulative activity is behind the recent runup when the underlying market mechanics are similar to before.
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- manipuladorCatalan, Valencian
- manipulativGerman
- manipuladorSpanish
- بادستکاریPersian
- manipuloivaFinnish
- manipulateur, manipulatifFrench
- carach, clìceach, brath-foilleil, cuilbheartachScottish Gaelic
- מניפולטיביHebrew
- 操作的Japanese
- manipulerendeNorwegian
- manipulatorRomanian
- манипуляти́вныйRussian
- manipulativSwedish
- 操控Chinese
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