Synonyms of managing

managing 1 of 3

adjective

as in overseeing

Related Words

• overseeing
• controlling
• supervisory
• directing
• senior
• reigning
• high-level
• main
• ruling
• officiating
• regnant
• paramount
• major
• leading
• sovereign
• predominant
• lead
• commanding
• presiding
• first
• head
• chief
• principal
• prime
• predominate
• primary
• dominant
• premier
• supreme
• foremost
• top
• upper
• superior
• uppermost
• high
• supereminent
• preeminent
• topmost
• ascendant
• grand
• upmost

Dissimilar Words

• less
• second
• lower
• last
• subordinate
• secondary
• lesser
• ancillary
• subsidiary
• inferior
• assisting
• lowly
• assistant
• junior
• under
• deputy
• coadjutor

managing

2 of 3

noun

as in saving

Related Words

• saving
• husbanding
• conservation
• conserving
• economy
• economizing
• thrift
• husbandry
• frugality
• pinching
• skimping
• providence
• scrimping
• tightness
• cheapness
• stinginess
• miserliness
• parsimony
• cheeseparing
• tightfistedness
• penny-pinching
• closeness
• penuriousness

Dissimilar Words

• generosity
• bounty
• philanthropy
• liberality
• unselfishness
• extravagance
• largesse
• dissipation
• openhandedness
• lavishness
• squandering
• bountifulness
• openheartedness
• wastefulness
• improvidence
• prodigality

managing

3 of 3

verb

present participle of manage

1

as in handling

to deal with (something) usually skillfully or efficiently

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• handling
• addressing
• manipulating
• treating
• taking
• negotiating
• playing
• maneuvering
• fielding
• coping (with)
• hacking
• swinging
• grappling (with)
• contending (with)
• controlling
• coming to grips with
• pulling
• regulating
• having a grip on
• guiding
• engineering
• carrying out
• directing
• jockeying
• steering
• getting off
• carrying off
• finessing
• commanding
• micromanaging
• running
• responding (to)
• reacting (to)
• bringing off

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• fumbling
• mishandling
• bungling
• botching
• messing (up)
• goofing (up)
• muffing
• scamping
• lousing up
• foozling

2

as in supervising

to look after and make decisions about

managed a household and a business simultaneously

Synonyms & Similar Words

• supervising
• overseeing
• operating
• controlling
• handling
• regulating
• conducting
• running
• governing
• administering
• keeping
• directing
• guiding
• tending
• protecting
• administrating
• superintending
• stewarding
• presiding (over)
• carrying on
• watching over
• overlooking
• leading
• watching
• steering
• safeguarding
• guarding
• piloting
• minding
• caring (for)
• micromanaging
• stage-managing
• comanaging
• codirecting

3

as in coping

to meet one's day-to-day needs

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• coping
• doing
• surviving
• shifting
• getting along
• making ends meet
• affording
• getting on
• faring
• getting by
• making do
• making out
• making shift
• contriving
• scrounging
• fending for oneself
• scraping (by or through)
• carrying on
• squeezing
• lasting
• scraping (out)
• wresting
• eking out
• wringing
• swinging

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• failing
• collapsing
• floundering
• declining
• falling short
• waning
• slumping
• fizzling
• giving up
• petering (out)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of managing

Adjective

Larry Berg, the co-managing owner of LAFC, was chosen Monday to become the third commissioner in MLS history when Don Garber retires in December. — Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 4 Aug. 2026

But the data suggests most women aren’t choosing—they’re managing. — Julia Korn, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026

Recruitment processes are described as clearer and more aligned following the departures of Daniel Levy, the former executive chairman who was deposed in September last year, and ex-managing director of football Fabio Paratici. — Mark Critchley, New York Times, 4 July 2026

Clayton served as co-managing partner of Sullivan & Cromwell’s general practice group and also led the firm’s cybersecurity group. — Molly Parks, The Washington Examiner, 12 June 2026

Missoni’s board of directors will see Barnaba Ravanne, co-founder and co-managing partner of FSI, take the role of chair. — Hikmat Mohammed, Vogue, 22 May 2026

Federation Studios co-managing director Marco Chimenz has left after nearly three years. — Max Goldbart, Deadline, 17 Apr. 2026

The new generation of leaders now hold almost 50% of the European firm, according to Benjamin Cordonnier, who was last year appointed as co-managing partner alongside Judith Charpentier. — Swetha Gopinath, Bloomberg, 9 Apr. 2026

Geoff Bennett is the co-anchor and co-managing editor of PBS NewsHour and serves as a contributor to NBC News. — Literary Hub, 25 Mar. 2026

Noun

Jean, Philadelphia Chef Evan Snyder and managing partner Julian van der Tak have created a sensation in the City of Brotherly Love with their Mediterranean hot spot Emmett. — Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 8 Sep. 2026

Qualified candidates who check the boxes are easily landing pay packages exceeding seven figures, but recruiters have to move fast, said Michael Piacente, managing partner and cofounder of executive cybersecurity search firm Hitch Partners. — Samantha Subin, CNBC, 5 Sep. 2026

Uwe Mazura, managing director at textile+mod, said the EPR is an important foundation in building a functioning textile economy. — Roy Stephen Canivel, Footwear News, 1 Sep. 2026

David Sowerby, managing director and portfolio manager for Ancora Advisors in Bloomfield Hills, said investors overall would benefit from the Fed's efforts toward paving a path that leads to lower inflation and greater price stability. — Susan Tompor, Freep.com, 1 Sep. 2026

Kevin Book, managing director at ClearView Energy Partners, said the oil industry is awaiting clarity on the deal’s details. — Collin Binkley, Fortune, 30 Aug. 2026

Kevin Book, managing director at ClearView Energy Partners, said the oil industry is awaiting clarity on the deal's details. — ABC News, 29 Aug. 2026

Claudine Ebied is the executive producer of Atlantic Audio, and Andrea Valdez is our managing editor. — Hanna Rosin, The Atlantic, 27 Aug. 2026

Let Jimmy and Dee Haslam, the managing and principal partners of the mess in Cleveland, hear the hissing and feel all of this fury. — Candace Buckner, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2026

Verb

Suzuki lacked managing and coaching experience when former Angels general manager Perry Minasian hired him in October 2025. — Ken Rosenthal, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026

All four founders will serve as managing partners of Time Zone Capital. — Diana Lodderhose, Deadline, 10 Sep. 2026

Singh’s maritime career was built around preparation, accountability and managing risk under pressure, while Mandhani’s experience added a perspective shaped by technology, investment and capital allocation. — Matthew Kayser, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2026

Once those qualities are present, the CMO is managing an agentic member of their organization, not operating another tool in the martech stack. — Hope Frank, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2026

In addition to managing contracts with more than 100 homeless service agencies, LAHSA fields teams of outreach workers. — David Zahniser, Los Angeles Times, 10 Sep. 2026

Having a healthy lawn means managing soil conditions for the roots, mowing properly, and strengthening the density of the grass by overseeding. — Mary Marlowe Leverette, The Spruce, 4 Sep. 2026

Asked about their firm’s primary hurdle in managing the current trade landscape, the vast majority (57 percent) said policy uncertainty, like tariffs changing with little notice, as their foremost challenge. — Kate Nishimura, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2026

But Stellberger, who is also the managing partner of the firm Bushwack Capital, has a background in real estate as well and has quite the portfolio of projects. — Matthew Sedacca, Curbed, 3 Sep. 2026