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Synonyms & 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 & Near Synonyms for micromanage
- address,
- contend (with),
- cope (with),
- field,
- grapple (with),
- hack,
- handle,
- manage,
- maneuver,
- manipulate,
- negotiate,
- play,
- swing,
- take,
- treat
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“Micromanage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/micromanage. Accessed 16 Jun. 2021.
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The first known use of micromanage was in 1976
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