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finessesverbpresent tense third-person singular of finesse to plan out usually with subtle skill or carehad to finesse the schedule a bit to fit in another patient that afternoon contrives, engineers, finagles, frames, machinates, maneuvers, manipulates, masterminds, negotiates, wangles arranges, concerts, concludes, hammers out, works outangles (for), compasses, intrigues, plots, schemesconnivesbrews, concocts, cooks (up), hatchescaptains, commands, conducts, directs, handles, manages, quarterbacks, runsgerrymanders blows, bobbles, botches, bungles, butchers, flubs, fumbles, gums (up), louses up, mangles, messes (up), mishandles, muffs to get or keep away from (as a responsibility) through cleverness or trickerytried to finesse the blame for the foreign policy fiasco, even though he was secretary of state at the time avoids, dodges, ducks, eludes, escapes, eschews, evades, gets around, scapes, shakes, shirks, shuffles (out of), shuns, weasels (out of) missesaverts, deflects, diverts, obviates, parries, prevents, wards (off)bans, bars, debars, eliminates, excepts, excludes, precludes, rules outbypasses, circumvents, skirtsfoils, foxes, frustrates, outfoxes, outsmarts, outwits, overreaches, thwarts fights shy of, keeps clear of, stays clear of, steers clear of accepts, courts, embraces, pursues, seeks, welcomescatches, contracts, incurs |