Synonyms of managed

managed 1 of 2

adjective

as in arranged

Related Words

• arranged
• planned
• ordered
• continuous
• orchestrated
• aware
• even
• constant
• conscious
• deliberate
• fixed
• established
• organized
• purposeful
• stable
• thoughtful
• systematic
• steady
• regular
• willful
• orderly
• set
• systematized
• regular
• methodical
• nonrandom

Dissimilar Words

• scattered
• random
• chance
• stray
• haphazard
• lucky
• arbitrary
• erratic
• aimless
• desultory
• accidental
• contingent
• unintended
• inadvertent
• fortuitous
• unplanned
• incidental
• casual
• hit-or-miss
• slapdash
• unintentional
• catch-as-catch-can
• unconsidered
• helter-skelter
• unpremeditated
• chancy
• fluky
• scattershot
• shotgun

managed

2 of 2

verb

past tense of manage

1

as in handled

to deal with (something) usually skillfully or efficiently

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• handled
• manipulated
• addressed
• took
• treated
• negotiated
• maneuvered
• played
• fielded
• hacked
• swung
• contended (with)
• engineered
• grappled (with)
• controlled
• pulled
• coped (with)
• came to grips with
• had a grip on
• carried out
• steered
• regulated
• guided
• directed
• got off
• jockeyed
• carried off
• finessed
• commanded
• responded (to)
• brought off
• reacted (to)
• ran
• micromanaged

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• fumbled
• bungled
• botched
• mishandled
• muffed
• messed (up)
• goofed (up)
• scamped
• loused up
• foozled

2

as in operated

to look after and make decisions about

managed a household and a business simultaneously

Synonyms & Similar Words

• operated
• supervised
• controlled
• handled
• conducted
• oversaw
• regulated
• governed
• ran
• tended
• administered
• directed
• kept
• guided
• protected
• carried on
• administrated
• watched over
• stewarded
• presided (over)
• led
• overlooked
• steered
• watched
• superintended
• piloted
• safeguarded
• guarded
• cared (for)
• minded
• micromanaged
• stage-managed
• comanaged
• codirected

3

as in coped

to meet one's day-to-day needs

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• coped
• did
• survived
• fared
• shifted
• made shift
• got by
• made out
• afforded
• got along
• got on
• made do
• made ends meet
• scrounged
• contrived
• fended for oneself
• carried on
• lasted
• scraped (by or through)
• eked out
• squeezed
• wrested
• scraped (out)
• wrung
• swung

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• failed
• collapsed
• fell short
• declined
• floundered
• slumped
• waned
• fizzled
• gave up
• petered (out)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of managed

Adjective

Using managed care Medicare Advantage would improve health and lower costs and add some extra benefits to be a better value when compared to original Medicare. — Torie Bosch, STAT, 7 Feb. 2026

Verb

Harston is also one of the Screaming Marys, a performance collective managed by Screaming Alley, which regularly hosts workshops in everything from burlesque to lip-syncing – and previously did Jackson’s drag king course. — Sheena McKenzie, CNN Money, 19 Aug. 2026

Those came when Madrid’s Champions League match at Benfica (then managed by Mourinho) was stopped after the Brazilian alleged opposition winger Gianluca Prestianni racially abused him. — Guillermo Rai, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2026

Over its first 10 days or so on the streamer, the new episodes have managed to rank high on Netflix’s weekly English TV list, but overall are lagging compared with Season 2. — Katie Campione, Deadline, 18 Aug. 2026

People who managed to do that were more likely to solve those puzzles the following morning than puzzles that weren’t cued by a song. — Veronique Greenwood, Time, 18 Aug. 2026

This isn’t just about teaching financial terminology, but also giving future entrepreneurs practical exposure to how businesses are actually built and money is managed. — Kate Hayward, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026

Each president came to office determined to get out of Iraq and Afghanistan and reorient resources to other foreign policy priorities; none managed to do so, at least until Biden’s chaotic Afghanistan withdrawal. — Foreign Affairs, 18 Aug. 2026

Lesley Vogel, who managed her daughter’s career when Panettiere was a child, wants to be involved in the planning of her daughter’s funeral. — Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 18 Aug. 2026

While daytime staffing at its Sharp Mesa Vista behavioral health hospital already meets requirements, overnight shifts have been managed based on the number of patients in beds and on the severity of their illnesses. — Paul Sisson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Aug. 2026