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

There is a thin line between observing the process and progress and micromanaging employees in it. — Adithyan Rk, Forbes.com, 30 Oct. 2026

Making the case for micromanaging This is not the first time that Chesky has talked of a new beginning for his company. — Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson, semafor.com, 23 Oct. 2026

My amendment accomplishes this goal simply by granting an antitrust exemption so that college athletes and schools can make their own deals, without unelected judges or politicians micromanaging every detail of compensation and eligibility. — Sen. Rand Paul Outkick, FOXNews.com, 24 Sep. 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