Manipulative
Manipulative adjective - Skillful in influencing or controlling others to your own advantage.
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Synonyms for Manipulative
Sensitive and manipulative are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Sensitive" instead an adjective "Manipulative".
Sensitive
Sensitive adjective - Able to sense slight impressions or differences.
Manipulative and sensitive are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Manipulative" instead an adjective "Sensitive".
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- emotional and manipulative
- emotional and sensitive
- considerate and manipulative
- considerate and sensitive
- delicate and manipulative
- delicate and sensitive
- sharp and manipulative
- sharp and sensitive
- intelligent and manipulative
- intelligent and sensitive
- touchy and manipulative
- touchy and sensitive
- precarious and manipulative
- precarious and sensitive
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- The sweet, blonde, virginal Kim turns out to be lying and manipulative, while the streetwise, brunette stripper turns out to be both nicer and more sensitive than she appears.
Source: Film / Overnight Delivery - Farshtey is extremely talented at the manipulative statement; he will use words such as 'evidence' and 'looks' and 'appears to be' liberally in statements about sensitive information.
Source: Lying Creator -
Manipulative Editing: Danny and Eddie record a private and extremely sensitive conversation between Scott and Kim, then edit it to make Scott sound like a rapist (exploiting Scott's sarcastic use of the words "Yeah, I'm the school rapist.") and Kim sound like a prostitute.
Source: Series / Neighbours
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