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

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

Candinas will take over executive management of the Swiss company, with Giger remaining in place as co-managing director for a transitional period. — Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 19 Mar. 2026

Noun

Ives, who built a large following for his bullish views on AI and major technology companies during more than two decades on Wall Street, will serve as partner and senior managing director. — Yun Li, CNBC, 15 July 2026

Braun, who reports to Triple Tigers founder and managing partner George Couri, previously worked as a booking agent at CAA and as an event producer. — Jem Aswad, Variety, 9 July 2026

Claudine Ebeid is the executive producer of Atlantic Audio, and Andrea Valdez is our managing editor. — Hanna Rosin, The Atlantic, 9 July 2026

Owners and employees spend time troubleshooting systems, managing updates, resolving compatibility issues and maintaining multiple vendor relationships. — Damini Sood, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026

Jackie Swanson, managing partner at Gartner Consulting, believes that regionalization has become the defining structural shift of the past five years. — Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 2 July 2026

Alphonse Provinziano, managing partner of Provinziano & Associates law firm in Beverly Hills, also pointed to the mismatch in wealth in assessing possible spousal support for Kelce. — Victoria Bekiempis, Vulture, 1 July 2026

The firm is on track to double its Gulf revenue this year despite the impact of the Iran war and weaker spending on consultants in Saudi Arabia, Colie Spink, A&M’s managing director and regional head for the Middle East, said in an interview. — Matthew Martin, semafor.com, 1 July 2026

Koeman, 63, made the announcement on Tuesday, June 30, citing his wife Bartina Koeman’s illness as a primary reason for his decision to leave football managing after Netherlands’ early exit. — Sean Neumann, PEOPLE, 1 July 2026

Verb

The traveler is left managing multiple confirmations, while employees may lack a complete picture of the guest’s plans. — Jeff Fromm, Forbes.com, 30 July 2026

While none of Zero100′s clients had come under attack in the strait, O’Marah said some had decided to avoid that risk by actively managing inventories and rerouting shipments. — Chloe Taylor,sam Meredith,lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 30 July 2026

For those managing ratios or in SOLDS leagues, Brandyn Garcia and Juan Morillo remain strong options. — Greg Jewett, New York Times, 30 July 2026

The committee also updates educational modules on organizing and managing conferences. — IEEE Spectrum, 30 July 2026

Koofr also integrates directly with Google Drive, Dropbox, and OneDrive, so moving and managing files across services doesn’t require juggling five different apps. — Stackcommerce Team, PC Magazine, 29 July 2026

Prep Baseball Report, a group based in Indiana, and Homefield’s baseball teams, would continue managing and utilizing the property under the 20-year lease term with the Unified Government of Wyandotte County and KCK. — Sofi Zeman july 24, Kansas City Star, 24 July 2026

Studios that let a government inquiry frighten them into caution are not managing risk. — Christopher Racster, IndieWire, 23 July 2026

In 2012 Reynal had a weak quarter while managing a dental equipment facility in California, and in a meeting, Culp sharply criticized the results. — Shawn Tully, Fortune, 23 July 2026