Synonyms of manages

manages

verb

present tense third-person singular of manage

1

as in manipulates

to deal with (something) usually skillfully or efficiently

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• manipulates
• handles
• addresses
• takes
• negotiates
• treats
• plays
• maneuvers
• contends (with)
• fields
• swings
• pulls
• grapples (with)
• comes to grips with
• copes (with)
• has a grip on
• regulates
• hacks
• controls
• engineers
• directs
• steers
• guides
• carries out
• finesses
• gets off
• carries off
• responds (to)
• micromanages
• runs
• commands
• reacts (to)
• jockeys
• brings off

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• botches
• fumbles
• bungles
• mishandles
• messes (up)
• muffs
• goofs (up)
• scamps
• louses up
• foozles

2

as in supervises

to look after and make decisions about

managed a household and a business simultaneously

Synonyms & Similar Words

• supervises
• operates
• oversees
• handles
• regulates
• conducts
• controls
• runs
• governs
• tends
• administers
• directs
• keeps
• protects
• administrates
• guides
• overlooks
• superintends
• watches over
• leads
• carries on
• steers
• presides (over)
• watches
• stewards
• safeguards
• minds
• cares (for)
• pilots
• guards
• micromanages
• stage-manages
• comanages
• codirects

3

as in copes

to meet one's day-to-day needs

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• copes
• does
• survives
• fares
• affords
• shifts
• makes do
• makes ends meet
• gets on
• gets along
• gets by
• makes shift
• contrives
• makes out
• scrounges
• fends for oneself
• lasts
• scrapes (by or through)
• carries on
• wrings
• squeezes
• wrests
• ekes out
• scrapes (out)
• swings

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• fails
• collapses
• falls short
• declines
• flounders
• wanes
• slumps
• fizzles
• gives up
• peters (out)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of manages

The Royal Parks charity, which manages Richmond Park, where the incident took place over the weekend, warned that human behavior is endangering the lives of the deer who have resided there for centuries. — Lianne Kolirin, CNN Money, 18 Aug. 2026

At least one of the kittens was still alive when it was thrown, said Tracy Flaherty, who manages the Dairy Queen on Library Road. — Ricky Sayer, CBS News, 17 Aug. 2026

In the meantime, of the roughly 40 roundabouts ACHD manages, there are no longer any full dual-lane ones, an ACHD spokesperson confirmed. — Rose Evans august 16, Idaho Statesman, 16 Aug. 2026

Shielded from the elements and stocked with comforting amenities, this hotel manages to feel like part of the national park. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 Aug. 2026

Every sophisticated business manages comparable questions in its own industry. — Eugene Litvak, Fortune, 15 Aug. 2026

This year’s festival also marks the 20th anniversary of KPBS’s One Book, One San Diego program, which Dean manages. — Maya Santiago, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Aug. 2026

The office manages the court's administrative, recordkeeping, and clerical functions. — Tom Daykin, jsonline.com, 15 Aug. 2026

Alterra owns or manages 19 mountain destinations in North America, including the Steamboat Springs, Winter Park and Arapahoe Basin resorts in Colorado, and the Deer Valley and Solitude Mountain resorts in Utah. — Aldo Svaldi, Denver Post, 14 Aug. 2026