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finagle Definition and Meaning in English (finagle definition)

verb
Synonyms:manipulatewanglecontrive
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Finagle definition: To obtain or achieve something by cleverness or trickery, often in a way that is not entirely honest or straightforward.

Definitions of Finagle

  1. 1verb(informal)

    To obtain or achieve something by cleverness or trickery, often in a way that is not entirely honest or straightforward.

Example Sentences

casual

“He managed to finagle a free ticket to the concert.”

casual

“She tried to finagle her way out of the difficult situation.”

Synonyms

Antonyms

be honestbe straightforwarddeal fairly

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Inflected Word Forms

past tensefinagled
present participlefinagling
agent nounfinagler

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Finagle definition: To obtain or achieve something by cleverness or trickery, often in a way that is not entirely honest or straightforward.
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'Finagle' translates to 'finagle' in English. Finagle definition: To obtain or achieve something by cleverness or trickery, often in a way that is not entirely honest or straightforward.
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