WANGLE Synonyms: 47 Similar and Opposite Words

wangle

verb

ˈwaŋ-gəl

Definition of wangle

as in to negotiate

to plan out usually with subtle skill or care wangled a way to get free tickets to the show

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Recent Examples of wangle But to experience the best of community life, wangle an invite to a social gathering in someone’s shed, the island’s version of a house party. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 Apr. 2026 The micro-budget indie (Sundance 2025) about a farm community recovering from wildfires had wangled a permit to shoot during the Actors Strike. — Anne Thompson, IndieWire, 5 Sep. 2025 After wangling her way into the jury-deliberation room by getting Lonnie the sexist podcaster disqualified, her questions about the weapon, motive, and witnesses’ testimony puncture hole after hole in the DA’s case against Delia. — Sophie Brookover, Vulture, 12 Dec. 2024 Then, the Yankees wangled and wooed it away from the Spanish and Mexicans. — Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 6 Dec. 2024 To wangle a slice of the $40 billion Saudi Arabia plans to invest in Africa. — Matthew T. Page, TIME, 10 May 2024 Through that connection, Marlinspike wangled a meeting with WhatsApp’s cofounder Brian Acton. — Andy Greenberg, WIRED, 31 July 2016

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On the one hand, the relief came through energy, when Washington granted a series of short-term waivers that kept the NIS refinery running while Hungary’s MOL negotiated to buy out the Russian stake.

— Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 27 Oct. 2026
With an unfriendly Congress, decisions about who pays and where cuts are made will also test Lula’s ability to negotiate.

— Alessandra Freitas, CNN Money, 26 Oct. 2026

Definition of negotiate

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The hotel can also arrange more typical Lanai tourist activities—scuba diving, sailing, horseback riding, or a day at the beach at the sister Four Seasons resort.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Oct. 2026
Lawyers in Russia eventually located him and arranged for legal visits, money for food and basic necessities, and the brief phone call with his son.

— Olivia Gazis, CBS News, 22 Oct. 2026

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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Tuesday the Pentagon has not manipulated the service.

— Jennifer Jacobs, CBS News, 21 Oct. 2026
Without that provenance, the agent can’t reliably distinguish current operational truth from stale, incomplete or manipulated information.

— Shekhar Iyer, Forbes.com, 20 Oct. 2026

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