| verb | influence or control shrewdly or deviously “He manipulated public opinion in his favor” |
| verb | hold something in one's hands and move it |
| verb | tamper, with the purpose of deception “Fudge the figures” |
| verb | manipulate in a fraudulent manner “rig prices” |
| verb | control (others or oneself) or influence skillfully, usually to one's advantage “She manipulates her boss” |
| verb | treat manually, as with massage, for therapeutic purposed |
| manipulative | adjective | skillful in influencing or controlling others to your own advantage |
| manipulation | noun | exerting shrewd or devious influence especially for one's own advantage |
| manipulator | noun | a person who handles things manually |
| fake | noun | something that is a counterfeit; not what it seems to be |
| faker | noun | a person who makes deceitful pretenses |
| fakery | noun | the act of faking (or the product of faking) |
| falsification | noun | a willful perversion of facts |
| falsity | noun | the state of being false or untrue |
| falsifier | noun | someone who falsifies |
| wangle | noun | an instance of accomplishing something by scheming or trickery |
| wangler | noun | a deceiver who uses crafty misleading methods |
| misrepresentation | noun | a misleading falsehood |
| rig | noun | the act of swindling by some fraudulent scheme |
| controller | noun | a person who directs and restrains |
| control | noun | the activity of managing or exerting control over something |