Manoeuvre Synonyms

məno͝ovər, mənyo͝ovər
An action aimed at evading an opponent
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. maneuver
  2. evasive action
  3. simulated military operation
A move made to gain a tactical end
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. maneuver
  2. tactical maneuver
  3. play
  4. tactical manoeuvre
Perform a movement in military or naval tactics in order to secure an advantage in attack or defense
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. maneuver
  2. manoeuver
  3. operate
A plan for attaining a particular goal
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. tactic
  2. tactics
  3. maneuver
Direct the course; determine the direction of travelling
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. steer
  2. maneuver
  3. manoeuver
  4. direct
  5. point
  6. head
  7. guide
  8. channelize
  9. channelise

Words Related to Manoeuvre

Related words are words that are directly connected to each other through their meaning, even if they are not synonyms or antonyms. This connection may be general or specific, or the words may appear frequently together.

Related:

  1. maneuvering
  2. manouevre
  3. manoeuvering
  4. manouvre
  5. manouvering

Manoeuvre Sentence Examples

  • Their manoeuvre was carried out with complete success, kind of stupor and allowed his marshals to fight by themselves.

  • At about this date Ayala passed over from the Moderates to the Progressives, and this political manoeuvre had its effect upon the fate of his plays.

  • Napoleon's object being surprise, all the cavalry except a few vedettes were kept back behind the leading infantry columns and these latter were ordered to advance, on the signal being given, in " masses of manoeuvre, " so as to crush at once any outpost resistance which was calculated upon the time required for the deployment of ordinary marching columns.

  • The Japanese thereupon executed the same manoeuvre as before, and steamed S.E.

  • But the new system was unsuited to the Mahratta genius; it hampered the meteoric movements of the cavalry, which was obliged to manoeuvre in combination with the new artillery and the disciplined battalions.

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