Synonyms of micromanaging

micromanaging

verb

present participle of micromanage

as in controlling

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.

Related Words

• controlling
• handling
• addressing
• manipulating
• negotiating
• supervising
• taking
• managing
• regulating
• treating
• playing
• maneuvering
• administering
• coping (with)
• running
• grappling (with)
• contending (with)
• swinging
• fielding
• superintending
• hacking
• engineering
• pulling
• carrying out
• guiding
• jockeying
• commanding
• steering
• directing
• finessing
• dominating
• getting off
• domineering
• carrying off
• bringing off

Dissimilar Words

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of micromanaging

C-suite leaders become responsible not for micromanaging every individual decision, but for architecting and monitoring how well the overall AI system performs over time. — Ali Hoss, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026

The document itself is an odd grab-bag of micromanaging grant processes, assertion of presidential power, and airing of cultural grievances. — ArsTechnica, 29 May 2026

Hollywood became Hollywood long before Sacramento began micromanaging economic development. — Will Swaim, Oc Register, 13 May 2026

And while Meta’s future looks more uncertain than ever, Zuckerberg has turned his attention towards building a photorealistic AI clone of himself to make his micromanaging presence omnipresent throughout the company. — Frank Landymore, Futurism, 13 May 2026

Fahim, a financial analyst, was reportedly frustrated by the amount of work Cuomo would assign him, and had claimed Cuomo was micromanaging him. — Samira Asma-Sadeque, PEOPLE, 12 May 2026

Instead, Putin spends more time in underground bunkers micromanaging his war, paranoid about a coup or an assassination attempt by Ukrainian drones, sources told the Financial Times. — Jason Ma, Fortune, 9 May 2026

That didn’t appear to be the case in this instance; this was personal animosity—a secretary who was micromanaging personnel decisions in the Army, looking to put his own stamp on that service. — Adam Harris, The Atlantic, 9 Apr. 2026

Instead of micromanaging every finger, humans provide high-level input while the AI handles coordination. — Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 30 Mar. 2026