MISMANAGED Synonyms: 28 Similar and Opposite Words

mismanaged

verb

past tense of mismanage

as in damaged

to manage badly the business was mismanaged so seriously that it eventually had to declare bankruptcy

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Handsink nearest kitchen entrance from seating area damaged and peeling off of wall.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 2 Nov. 2026
Much of Jewish Iraqi American conceptual artist Michael Rakowitz’s work focuses on re-creating or giving new life to religious materials that were stolen, damaged or destroyed amid war and persecution.

— Angie Leventis Lourgos, Chicago Tribune, 1 Nov. 2026

Definition of damaged

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State judges who take these cases look for proof that applicants cannot safely return to their home country, have been abused, abandoned or neglected by one or both parents, and that reunification with a parent is not possible.

— Sasha Allen, Hartford Courant, 1 Nov. 2026
Travis Kelce, a future Hall of Fame selection who abused the Dolphins earlier this season, capitalizing on a handful of the players where Taaffe was responsible for his coverage.

— Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 30 Oct. 2026

Definition of abused

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Cops test Celsius cans to make arrest Over months of prolonged multi-turn exchanges that sometimes stayed open for weeks, ChatGPT seemingly violated its own Model Spec to help Cheryl advance the plan.

— Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 5 Nov. 2026
Ossoff said the Israeli military has violated international standards of warfare in Gaza but avoided the question of whether Israel is committing genocide — a charge levied by some on the Democrats’ left flank.

— Bill Barrow, Chicago Tribune, 4 Nov. 2026

Definition of violated

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That law provided a narrow path to freedom if Galloway could find crucial new evidence or prove that previous lawyers had mishandled the case.

— Samantha Melamed, ProPublica, 13 Oct. 2026
Last week, a Staten Island judge ruled the city mishandled the rollout by unfairly shifting the burden to thousands of homeowners to prove their basic residency and ordered officials to redo the process.

— Christina Fan, CBS News, 6 Oct. 2026

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