manipulative

MANIPULATIVE
Manipulative advertising - using deceptive or misleading tactics to influence consumer behavior.
Manipulative behavior - using deceptive or underhanded tactics to control or influence others, actions aimed at influencing or controlling others for personal gain.
Manipulative communication: Verbal and nonverbal techniques used to influence or deceive others.
Manipulative cult leadership - using deceitful tactics to control and influence the members of a cult.
Manipulative cyberbullying - using digital means to control, intimidate, or influence others in a harmful or deceitful manner.
Manipulative emotional blackmail - using emotional manipulation to control or influence someone's behavior.
Manipulative financial schemes - using deceptive tactics to defraud or exploit others for financial gain.
Manipulative gaslighting - using psychological manipulation to make someone doubt their own perceptions or sanity.
Manipulative guilt-tripping - using emotional manipulation to make someone feel guilty or responsible for something.
Manipulative intentions: Hidden or deceptive motives aimed at controlling or influencing others.
Manipulative language: Communication designed to manipulate or deceive others through the use of words.
Manipulative leadership - using power and influence in a deceitful or controlling manner.
Manipulative mind control - using psychological tactics to exert influence or control over someone's thoughts and behavior.
Manipulative mind games - using psychological tactics to control or influence someone's thoughts or actions.
Manipulative mindset: A cognitive orientation focused on exerting control or influence over others to achieve desired outcomes.
Manipulative negotiation tactics - using deceitful or coercive methods to gain advantage in a negotiation.
Manipulative parenting - using controlling or deceitful tactics to influence a child's behavior.
Manipulative peer pressure - using coercive tactics to influence someone to conform to a group's behavior or beliefs.
Manipulative personality: A disposition characterized by a propensity to exploit or manipulate others for one's own ends.
Manipulative political maneuvering - using deceitful tactics to gain power or advantage in the political arena.
Manipulative power play - using strategic or deceitful tactics to gain power or control in a specific situation.
Manipulative propaganda - using misleading or biased information to influence public opinion or perception.
Manipulative relationships - interactions characterized by one person's attempts to control or influence the other.
Manipulative sales tactics - using deceptive methods to persuade people to buy a product or service.
Manipulative seduction - using deceptive tactics to influence someone into a romantic or sexual relationship.
Manipulative social interactions - using deceitful tactics to control or influence social situations.
Manipulative strategies: Plans or methods devised to achieve desired outcomes by manipulating people or situations.
Manipulative tactics: Calculated or strategic actions taken to achieve specific goals by manipulating others.
Manipulative techniques: Methods or practices employed to influence or control others in a deceptive or underhanded manner.
Manipulative tendencies: Inclinations or habits involving attempts to control or manipulate others for personal benefit.
Manipulative workplace dynamics - using deceitful tactics to gain advantage or control in a professional setting.

manipulative = /məˈnɪpjələtɪv $ -leɪ-/ adjective
1 Skillful in influencing or deceiving others to achieve personal goals – often carries a negative connotation.
- She exhibited cunning, self-serving, and manipulative behavior.

2. Pertaining to the adept handling of objects:
- Prior to mastering a musical instrument, a child must develop the essential manipulative abilities.

3. Referring to the proficiency in adjusting bones and joints to their proper alignment, used only as an attributive noun.