Synonyms for Svengali

Synonyms for "svengali" (42 found)

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Closest matches (9)

access bad influence big wheel court eminence grise establishment five percenter five-percenter friend at court

Strong matches (12)

good influence gray eminence heavyweight hidden hand hypnotist hypnotizer influence influence peddler influencer ingroup key kingmaker

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More general

2 entries

inducer persuader

Related terms

8 entries

gaslighter kingmaker manipulator power broker puppet master spin doctor string-puller éminence grise

is a

1 entries

persuader

related to

8 entries

coach control influence manipulate mentor mesmeric mogul sinister

Translations

8 translations across 2 languages.

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Galician

2 entries

maquiavélico noun (One who manipulates or controls another as by some mesmeric or sinister influence; especially a coach, mentor or industry mogul.)
rasputiniano noun (One who manipulates or controls another as by some mesmeric or sinister influence; especially a coach, mentor or industry mogul.)

German

4 entries

Drahtzieher noun (One who manipulates or controls another as by some mesmeric or sinister influence; especially a coach, mentor or industry mogul.)
Graue Eminenz noun (One who manipulates or controls another as by some mesmeric or sinister influence; especially a coach, mentor or industry mogul.)
Königsmacher noun (One who manipulates or controls another as by some mesmeric or sinister influence; especially a coach, mentor or industry mogul.)
Manipulator noun (One who manipulates or controls another as by some mesmeric or sinister influence; especially a coach, mentor or industry mogul.)

Sample sentences

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She also offers a fascinating glimpse into a more innocent age before svengalis began colluding with marketing men and TV execs to promote talentless wannabes to overnight success.

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The Tam Paton of today is nothing like the fearsome Svengali you would see on television during the Roller years. (It is used in multiple other occasions in this book)

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Donald's daughter and Svengali Ivanka is a smart, smart, smart lady with an extraordinary intellect and influence on her father.

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We have Stephen Bannon, the former head of Breitbart known for his open ties to white supremacists, anti-Semites, and foreign reactionaries in France and Russia. Bannon is a Svengali of sorts for the ugliest forces in American and international politics, a man who believes the Western world is in a fundamental struggle with Islam and who sees multiculturalism and liberal openness as a threat to the future of the West.

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Svengali