MANAGERIAL Synonyms: 15 Similar and Opposite Words

managerial

adjective

ˌma-nə-ˈjir-ē-əl

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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 Turner gave manager Dave Bristol a 10-day sabbatical, signed a managerial contract of his own and led the team during a Wednesday night game against the Pirates. —

Andrew Greif, NBC news, 6 May 2026 Fire Melvin and make the most controversial and headline-grabbing managerial hire in recent big-league history. —

Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 4 May 2026 They are focused on a different set of managerial metrics and rewards, which revolve around making immediate, tangible improvements. —

Matthew G. Andersson, Hartford Courant, 3 May 2026 While baseball nerds are busy playing with their analytics, those of us who miss balls to the wall baseball are reminded today that it's been 43 years since Chicago Cubs' Lee Elia let loose with one of the greatest, if not THE greatest, managerial rants in the history of sports. —

Joe Kinsey Outkick, FOXNews.com, 29 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for managerial

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Szabo, the city administrative officer, issued a grim warning this week about the proposal heading to the November ballot that would repeal the city’s business tax, depriving the city of about $860 million per year.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 9 May 2026
Samoudi says one of his cellmates, Louay Turkman, a 22-year-old from Jenin who was also held under administrative detention, became gravely ill one night.

— Jeremy Diamond, CNN Money, 9 May 2026