manage

The word “manage” has 2 syllables: man-age

It's pronounced as /ˈmæn.ɪdʒ/

What is synonym and antonym for manage?

In the thesaurus, “manage” has 132 synonyms and 36 antonyms.

Here are synonyms and antonyms for manage along with examples of usage in sentences.

Synonyms for manage

achieve
address
administer
administrate
advocate
afford
arrange
bear up
boss
bring about
bring off
call the shots
call upon
captain
care for
carry off
carry on
carry out
codirect
comanage
come to grips with
command
con
concert
conduct
contrive
control
cook
cope
cope with
counsel
deal with
designate
direct
disburse
do
doctor
dominate
effect
eke out
endure
engage in
engineer
execute
fare
fend for oneself
field
finagle
finesse
fix
get along
get by
get off
get on
govern
guard
guide
hack
handle
have a grip on
head
hold down
influence
instruct
jockey
keep
last
lead
maintain
make do
make ends meet
make out
make shift
maneuver
manipulate
micromanage
mind
minister
muddle
negotiate
officiate
operate
overlook
oversee
pilot
plant
play
play games
ply
preside
protect
pull
pull strings
push around
put one over
regulate
request
rig
rule
run
run the show
safeguard
scam
scrape by
scrounge
shift
squeeze
stage-manage
stagger
steer
steward
succeed
superintend
supervise
survive
swing
take
take care of
take over
take the helm
tend
train
treat
upstage
use
wangle
watch
watch over
wield
work
wrest
wring

Antonyms for manage

botch
bumble
bungle
collapse
decline
destroy
disarrange
disorder
disorganize
disturb
fail
fall short
fizzle
flounder
follow
foozle
forget
fumble
give up
hurt
ignore
leave
louse up
mishandle
mismanage
muff
neglect
obey
oppose
scamp
serve
slump
surrender
unsettle
wane
yield

Meanings of manage

noun
1. The act of managing or controlling something.
2. (horseriding) Manège.
verb
1. To direct or be in charge of.
2. To handle or control (a situation, job).
3. To handle with skill, wield (a tool, weapon etc.).
4. To succeed at an attempt.
5. To achieve (something) without fuss, or without outside help.
6. To train (a horse) in the manège; to exercise in graceful or artful action.
7. To treat with care; to husband.
8. To bring about; to contrive.

Example Sentences

She will manage the team while the director is away.
He had to manage his time carefully to meet all his deadlines.
The hotel staff will manage your reservations upon arrival.
It was challenging to manage the project with limited resources.
He tried to manage the situation, but it quickly got out of hand.

On this page you'll find 168 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to manage, such as: achieve, address, administer, administrate, advocate, afford, arrange.

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