Tending to manipulate.
Used in a Sentence
manipulative
Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for manipulative.
Editorial note
In both cases, the giver is being manipulative and trying to hide something, and it's messed up.
Examples16
Definitions4
Parts of speech2
Quick take
Tending to manipulate.
Meaning at a glance
The clearest senses and uses of manipulative gathered in one view.
Using manipulation purposefully.
(mathematics) A manipulable object designed to demonstrate a mathematical concept.
Definitions
Core meanings and parts of speech for manipulative.
adjective
Tending to manipulate.
adjective
Using manipulation purposefully.
noun
(mathematics) A manipulable object designed to demonstrate a mathematical concept.
adjective
(derogatory) Reaching one's goals at the expense of other people by using them.
Example sentences
In both cases, the giver is being manipulative and trying to hide something, and it's messed up.
Invoking Aaron Swartz in an argument over who's allowed to show apartment ads where is manipulative and grotesque.
This means making sure that you're emotionally prepared to be rejected and also negotiate in a manner that does not come off as aggressive or manipulative.
You may need to circumvent this process to jump start a non-manipulative idea but never to sustain it.
To me this is incoherent and manipulative race baiting in order to puff up his article for clicks.
We also use money, marbles, and other things to try to avoid getting too dependent on a particular manipulative.
Some people own powerful media groups and some people are trained in manipulative speech: sophists yesterday, spin doctors today.
They put a lot of effort into creating manipulative words and images, and there I go ignoring them.
This is why it's so upsetting to see these people use this manipulative language.
However, they're very manipulative and often skilled at playing within society's rules, which sociopaths rarely do (because they have so much contempt for society).
He was called out for being a hypocrite and people in his position deserve to be called out for being hypocritical, deceitful, and manipulative.
More often it's advertising products and in a way that's manipulative.
Quote examples
In September 2001 (and again in 2008) it was "go shopping for America!" Cynically manipulative nationalism knows no borders, sadly.
I don't want lawmakers or trade unions undermining my right to privacy under some manipulative power-play guise of "fairness".
A vast majority of the Reddit community believes that Pao, "a manipulative individual who will sue her way to the top", has overstepped her boundaries and fears that she will run Reddit into the ground.
If Harry had made the obvious "let's not trust the sinister guy that's obviously manipulative and definitely more experienced at it than me" leap right at the beginning it might have been a much shorter series.
Frequently asked questions
Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.
How do you use manipulative in a sentence?
In both cases, the giver is being manipulative and trying to hide something, and it's messed up.
What does manipulative mean?
Tending to manipulate.
What part of speech is manipulative?
manipulative is commonly used as adjective, noun.