MICROMANAGING Synonyms: 46 Similar and Opposite Words

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.

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Recent Examples of micromanaging 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 Avoid micromanaging; instead, delegate tasks, show confidence in others, and encourage them to do their best. — Terri Eagle, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 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

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Verb

Jacob Adams often had trouble controlling his emotions after making a mistake.

— Matt Le Cren, Chicago Tribune, 25 Sep. 2026
Here, the focus is on controlling how a nutrient is protected and where and when it is released along the digestive tract.

— Aidan Connolly, Forbes.com, 25 Sep. 2026

Definition of controlling

Verb

Boston was handling additional traffic as flights were diverted from airports affected by the Philadelphia outage.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 21 Sep. 2026
Beauty and precision on your wrist by this masterful Swiss maker, who spent years handling the most complicated, precious pieces at Patek Philippe—the OG along with Voutilainen, Dufour, and Smith.

— Victoria Gomelsky, Robb Report, 21 Sep. 2026

Definition of handling

Verb

Trump made the announcement on Tuesday while addressing the United Nations General Assembly in New York, days after asking the public to vote on alternative names for AI.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 22 Sep. 2026
The treadmill relaunch, Peloton said, is also addressing the company's long-standing challenge getting consumers to buy high-cost equipment that takes up a lot of space.

— Brandon Gomez, CNBC, 22 Sep. 2026

Definition of addressing

Verb

Different views on the topic The administration and its supporters reject the claim that their election efforts are aimed at disrupting or manipulating voting.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 27 Sep. 2026
That distinction is important as humanoid robots become increasingly capable of balancing, walking, and manipulating objects.

— Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 22 Sep. 2026

Definition of manipulating

Verb

Blizzard insinuated that Paramount blackmailed California into negotiating a settlement by threatening to leave the state, a common talking point raised by Bonta.

— David Zimmermann, The Washington Examiner, 24 Sep. 2026
Continuing to fight or pressure Iran economically is unlikely to yield a better outcome than negotiating.

— RICHARD HAASS, Foreign Affairs, 23 Sep. 2026

Definition of negotiating

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Under the agreement, Carpentersville is responsible for supervising detainees, medical care, medical transportation and other expenses but won’t be charged for using the East Dundee jail.

— Mike Danahey, Chicago Tribune, 23 Sep. 2026
She was considered his muse, supervising campaigns by Richard Avedon, Irving Penn and Helmut Newton and in 1994 becoming head designer of the company’s secondary line, Versus.

— Martino Carrera, Footwear News, 21 Sep. 2026

Definition of supervising

Verb

Every Washington Nationals player filtered into the news conference room at Nationals Park on Friday afternoon, taking their seats among Cade Cavalli’s family, team ownership and staff members.

— Danielle Allentuck, Washington Post, 26 Sep. 2026
Martha and her mother Maria Alberto Gonzalez and his wife, Catalina Gonzalez, remember taking two buses and a train from their home on the North Side to get to the restaurant in the late 1960s.

— Laura Rodríguez Presa, Chicago Tribune, 26 Sep. 2026

Definition of taking

Verb

Damman noted that even five minutes of getting the heart rate up after a meal is enough to blunt the post-meal spike, which points to real potential for people managing insulin resistance or a family history of type 2 diabetes.

— Hanna Wickes, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Sep. 2026
At that bar’s successor, Attaboy, Queen Mary managing partner Dan Smith sampled a take with Concord grapes.

— Amy Cavanaugh, Chicago Tribune, 24 Sep. 2026

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