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manage

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of manage

1 to deal with (something) usually skillfully or efficiently

as usual, she managed the crisis with a minimum of fuss

Synonyms of manage

address, contend (with), cope (with), field, grapple (with), hack, handle, maneuver, manipulate, negotiate, play, swing, take, treat

Words Related to manage

engineer, finesse, jockey

bring off, carry off, carry out, get off, pull

command, direct, guide, steer

control, micromanage, regulate, run

react (to), respond (to)

Phrases Synonymous with manage

come to grips with, have a grip on

Near Antonyms of manage

botch, bungle, foozle, fumble, goof (up), louse up, mess (up), mishandle, muff, scamp

2 to look after and make decisions about

managed a household and a business simultaneously

Synonyms of manage

administer, administrate, carry on, conduct, control, direct, govern, guide, handle, keep, operate, overlook, oversee, preside (over), regulate, run, steward, superintend, supervise, tend

Words Related to manage

care (for), mind, watch

lead, pilot, steer

guard, protect, safeguard

micromanage, stage-manage

codirect, comanage

Phrases Synonymous with manage

3 to meet one's day-to-day needs

it'll be hard for a few weeks, but we'll manage

Synonyms of manage

cope, do, fare, get along, get by, get on, make out, shift

Words Related to manage

carry on, contrive, scrape (by or through), scrounge

eke out, scrape (out), squeeze, wrest, wring

Phrases Synonymous with manage

fend for oneself, make do, make ends meet, make shift

Near Antonyms of manage

collapse, fail, fall short, fizzle, flounder

decline, peter (out), slump, wane

Synonym Discussion of manage

conduct, manage, control, direct mean to use one's powers to lead, guide, or dominate. conduct implies taking responsibility for the acts and achievements of a group.

- conducted negotiations

manage implies direct handling and manipulating or maneuvering toward a desired result.

- manages a meat market

control implies a regulating or restraining in order to keep within bounds or on a course.

- controlling his appetite

direct implies constant guiding and regulating so as to achieve smooth operation.

- directs the store's day-to-day business

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