Synonyms of mismanagement

mismanagement

noun

as in mishandling

Related Words

• mishandling
• misuse
• abuse
• misapplication
• mismanaging
• mistreatment
• perversion
• maltreatment
• ill-treatment
• misusage
• destruction
• misemployment
• wrecking
• misutilization
• ill-usage
• spoiling
• corruption
• desecration
• debasement
• damage
• profanation
• prostitution
• ruin

Dissimilar Words

• use
• application
• employment
• utilization

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of mismanagement

While the department attributes the opacity around its procurement and distribution of its massive, $1 trillion budget to the sheer size of the agency and its responsibilities, the GAO has found evidence instead of pervasive money mismanagement. — Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 27 Aug. 2026

Article 158 concerns criminal mismanagement, sometimes described as breach of trust or disloyalty. — Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 27 Aug. 2026

Instead, the complaint alleges, many of those initiatives never happened, and investors received false updates and were kept in the dark about Wondermind’s mismanagement and descent into financial turmoil. — Pilar Melendez, NBC news, 27 Aug. 2026

And all of it unfolded as Bohm sues his parents for alleged financial mismanagement. — Charlotte Varnes, New York Times, 26 Aug. 2026

Shirley’s accusations came amid a long-standing conflict between federal and state officials regarding claims of fiscal mismanagement in California. — Sofia Williams, Sacbee.com, 26 Aug. 2026

Byrd’s team also flagged digital check-in apps as opportunities for mismanagement of funds. — Brenna Witchey, Oklahoma Watch, 25 Aug. 2026

Stephen Hunt, chief development officer for VRT, told the council that virtually every rider complaint from long waits at the Senior Center to circuitous routes traced back to a lack of funding rather than mismanagement. — Noah Daly august 20, Idaho Statesman, 20 Aug. 2026

While some residents worried about data mismanagement and privacy, others believed the Flock cameras in the Shadow Lakes subdivision could enhance security. — Hema Sivanandam, Mercury News, 17 Aug. 2026