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micromanage

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of micromanage

chiefly US to try to oversee all the small parts of (something, such as an activity) in a way that is usually not wanted or that causes problems

He micromanaged every detail of the budget.

Synonyms and Near Synonyms of micromanage

control, regulate, run

address, contend (with), cope (with), field, grapple (with), hack, handle, manage, maneuver, manipulate, negotiate, play, swing, take, treat

administer, manage, regulate, superintend, supervise

engineer, finesse, jockey

bring off, carry off, carry out, get off, pull

command, direct, guide, steer

dominate, domineer

Antonyms and Near Antonyms of micromanage

botch, bungle, foozle, fumble, goof (up), louse up, mess (up), mishandle, mismanage, muff, scamp

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