FINESSES Synonyms: 101 Similar and Opposite Words

finesses

verb

present tense third-person singular of finesse

as in negotiates

to plan out usually with subtle skill or care had to finesse the schedule a bit to fit in another patient that afternoon

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as in avoids

to get or keep away from (as a responsibility) through cleverness or trickery tried to finesse the blame for the foreign policy fiasco, even though he was secretary of state at the time

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By the time a large organization evaluates one, runs it through security, negotiates access and puts it into production, another model is already getting the headlines.

— Doug Shannon, Forbes.com, 6 Oct. 2026
Still, the complete omission of the TV (or film) studios is surprising, as is the lack of mention of Paramount’s pay cable network Showtime, which, like the basic cable nets, negotiates carriage agreements.

— Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 21 Sep. 2026

Definition of negotiates

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This game may come down to whichever team controls the clock and avoids turnovers.

— David Troy OutKick, FOXNews.com, 11 Oct. 2026
Setting the shifting moods expertly is Michael Giacchino’s score that nicely avoids the clichés of the genre(s) while still honoring them.

— Pete Hammond, Deadline, 10 Oct. 2026

Definition of avoids

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When Gilla Band hit the road, their front-of-house guy drives, Fox also engineers, Kiely sells merch, and Faulkner runs tech.

— Laura Snapes, Pitchfork, 9 July 2026
Our enterprising Gravedigger, a true woman of science, engineers a lizard elixir and regenerates the finger into a long tentacle that eventually demands a body.

— Katie Walsh, Los Angeles Times, 27 Mar. 2026

Definition of engineers

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Neither of those interpretations would be entirely invalid, exactly, and yet The Basics of Philosophy — ironically enough, given its title — mostly evades any such moral didacticism.

— Richard Lawson, HollywoodReporter, 4 Sep. 2026
Journalists and negotiators follow up when someone evades the point.

— Harvard Business Review, Harvard Business Review, 2 Sep. 2026

Definition of evades

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The series follows Mónica, a newly qualified lawyer who learns to defraud clients, manipulates her family to secure an inheritance, then betrays her mentor.

— Anna Marie de la Fuente, Variety, 9 Sep. 2026
In an interview with the Shade Room last year, Knight’s son, Shanga Hankerson, claimed McDowell pushed the singer into performing and manipulates her.

— Emily St. Martin, Los Angeles Times, 29 Aug. 2026

Definition of manipulates

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This simply means that heat escapes extremely slowly through this material, which is comparable to fiberglass insulation.

— Maryna Holovnova, New Atlas, 12 Oct. 2026
Once this reaches a critical point, the gas escapes, driving magma with it until the supply in the magma chamber is exhausted.

— John Timmer, ArsTechnica, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of escapes

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They are invited to monthly meetings where Vasquez arranges for guest speakers on topics including public relations and banking.

— Terry Tang, Los Angeles Times, 12 Oct. 2026
The team’s creepiest and most contented member is Xavier Von Erck (Matthew Maher), an online vigilante who arranges the show’s meetups, spending his days and nights fishing around in online chat rooms.

— Justin Chang, New Yorker, 25 Sep. 2026

Definition of arranges

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