MANAGES Synonyms: 103 Similar and Opposite Words

manages

verb

present tense third-person singular of manage

as in manipulates

to deal with (something) usually skillfully or efficiently as usual, she managed the crisis with a minimum of fuss

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as in supervises

to look after and make decisions about managed a household and a business simultaneously

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as in copes

to meet one's day-to-day needs it'll be hard for a few weeks, but we'll manage

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Recent Examples of manages The group closely manages its propaganda and marketing with several guides that members must strictly adhere to. —

Will Carless, USA Today, 4 June 2026 Venue operator Live Nation — which manages more than 300 facilities across the country — initially hoped to build a permanent amphitheater nearby, but scrapped those plans in 2023 after the Irvine City Council ended negotiations. —

Clay Marshall, Los Angeles Times, 4 June 2026 First, there’s this figure of someone who’s alone and who manages to create a wave of people supporting him. —

Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 4 June 2026 Former New York Giants quarterback Eli Manning’s private equity firm Brand Velocity Group is acquiring RCX Sports, the company that manages the licenses of the official youth sports programs of the NFL, NBA, WNBA, MLS, NHL and MLB. —

Alex Sherman, CNBC, 4 June 2026 What is a better visual metaphor for being a woman in America than the sight of Patricia (Kate O’Flynn) tearing through the streets of Widow’s Bay, shrieking for help and finding none, while an out-of-shape freak stalks her and somehow manages to catch up to her? —

Jen Chaney, Vulture, 3 June 2026 In the Third District, Horvath was easily cruising into her second term on the five-person board that manages a $49 billion budget for the largest county in the nation. —

Steve Scauzillo, Daily News, 3 June 2026 It’s liberally dotted with the designer’s personal collection of art and antiques, but still manages to feel pared-back—as if a Scandinavian fairy came down and waved all the potential clutter away. —

Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 June 2026 Shange manages to replace singular poetic voice with a group of players. —

Literary Hub, 29 May 2026

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The Rams star quarterback manipulates opposing players with his eyes.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 31 May 2026
Williams acknowledges that there are fears about dubbing fixes being the thin end of a wedge that could lead to actors being replaced, even if Flawless’ AI only manipulates the face from the nose down.

— Jake Kanter, Deadline, 27 May 2026