ADMINISTRATIVE Synonyms: 15 Similar and Opposite Words

administrative

adjective

əd-ˈmi-nə-ˌstrā-tiv

as in managerial

suited for or relating to the directing of things among his other administrative duties is the appointment of transit authority officials

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Recent Examples of administrative In many states, your employer can charge a small administrative fee for the cost of processing each garnishment, which is deducted from your pay. —

Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 4 June 2026 On May 22, three more administrative complaints posted to Sorial’s Department of Health discipline page. —

David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 4 June 2026 Misinformation spreads rapidly online, while voters increasingly worry about intimidation, administrative failures, and political interference in elections. —

Louie Sawi, New York Daily News, 4 June 2026 The Government Accountability Office website said the Administrative Procedure Act prescribes the minimum procedural steps an agency must follow in its administrative proceedings. —

Arthur Jones Ii, ABC News, 3 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for administrative

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managerial

Adjective

Silva’s managerial career began in Portugal, spending three years at Estoril and one at Sporting.

— David Ornstein, New York Times, 2 June 2026
Every operational exception introduced another approval step, eventually making routine purchasing activities dependent on multiple managerial checkpoints before action could move forward.

— Manish Goyal, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026