managerial

adjective

man·​a·​ge·​ri·​al ˌma-nə-ˈjir-ē-əl 

: of, relating to, or characteristic of management (as of a business) or a manager

managerial qualities/skills

a job that requires managerial experience

was hired for a managerial position

managerial problems

managerially

ˌma-nə-ˈjir-ē-ə-lē 

adverb

… wants all his employees to be able to think managerially, and he also wants to identify those with the potential to become good managers.

—Inc.

Synonyms of managerial

• administrative
• directorial

Examples of managerial in a Sentence

her managerial style is very direct and detail-oriented

Recent Examples on the Web

Murphy is one of only four to win the managerial award back-to-back — the Cleveland Guardians’ Stephen Vogt also has won two straight, and the Tampa Bay Rays’ Kevin Cash and Atlanta Braves’ Bobby Cox did it previously. — Ken Rosenthal, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026

Three days after the deal was announced, Sears laid off 400 managerial employees. — Yunus Emre Tozal, Chicago Tribune, 7 Sep. 2026

There are very few tools that can accurately assess skills, but relying on managerial judgment alone is fraught with biases like the halo, horn and recency effects. — Tonushree Mondal, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2026

Weissbart and Fox both recommended placing the family business in a trust and naming only one child as trustee with the ability to make managerial decisions. — Hayley Cuccinello, CNBC, 27 Aug. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1758, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for managerial

• arterial
• bacterial
• ethereal
• funereal
• imperial
• material
• sidereal
• venereal
• antibacterial
• biomaterial
• mycobacterial
• cereal