Synonyms and antonyms of Methods used in manipulation and bribery in British Thesaurus

manipulation (noun)

behaviour that influences someone or controls something in a clever or dishonest way

bribe (noun)

money or a present given to someone so that they will help you by doing something dishonest or illegal

psychological warfare (noun)

attempts to make an opponent feel less confident

hush money (noun)

money that is paid so that someone will not tell other people about embarrassing or illegal behaviour

bribery (noun)

an attempt to make someone do what you want by promising that they can do or have something

blackmail (noun)

the use of threats to persuade a person or government to do what you want

special pleading (noun)

an unfair attempt to influence someone in authority to do something that will be of benefit only to you

sop (noun)

something that you give to someone to make them stop opposing you, causing trouble for you, or asking for something more valuable

lever (noun)

something that you use for making people do something that you want them to do

decoy (noun)

a person or thing that you use to trick someone into going somewhere or doing something

bait (noun)

someone who is used for attracting and catching someone else, especially a criminal

baksheesh (noun)

informal a bribe (=money given to someone to persuade them to do something dishonest)

bribe (noun)

a promise that you will give something to someone, especially a child, if they will agree to do what you want

gimmickry (noun)

the use of gimmicks

kickback (noun)

mainly Americaninformal money paid illegally to someone in exchange for something that they have done for you

payola (noun)

mainly American the practice of giving someone a secret payment so that they will influence people to buy what you are selling

politics (noun)

the use by someone of particular ideas to try to get what they want