MANAGERIAL Synonyms: 15 Similar and Opposite Words

managerial

adjective

ˌma-nə-ˈjir-ē-əl

Definition of managerial next

as in administrative

suited for or relating to the directing of things her managerial style is very direct and detail-oriented

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Recent Examples of managerial Watching it now, the performance feels disturbingly prescient, offering a glimpse of the managerial mindset that would eventually reshape American media into a pure war for attention. —

Glenn Whipp, Los Angeles Times, 17 Feb. 2026 Tony Vitello began regularly communicating with Washington after filling the Giants’ managerial vacancy. —

Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 15 Feb. 2026 However, a shift lead at a coffee shop who spends 80% of their time making drinks and working the register is likely not exempt, even with a managerial title, because their primary duty is not management. —

Matt Emma, AZCentral.com, 10 Feb. 2026 For decades, tech companies have relied immensely on India’s vast workforce, from entry-level call center jobs to software engineers and high-ranking managerial positions. —

Victor Tangermann, Futurism, 28 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for managerial

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The Los Angeles School Board placed Superintendent Alberto Carvalho on indefinite administrative leave Friday, two days after FBI agents raided his California home and school district office.

— Devoun Cetoute, Miami Herald, 28 Feb. 2026
Forty five classrooms are spread across the second and third floors, while faculty office and administrative facilities are on the fourth floor.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 28 Feb. 2026