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

Their demonstrations against malpractice and mismanagement in national college-level qualifying examinations ultimately led to the resignation of the union education minister and sparked hopes of wider reforms in education. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 29 July 2026

As examples of the mismanagement, Yiannas noted the outbreak’s extreme size—already well over double the typical number of cases seen in recent years—as well as mixed messaging and confusion among consumers. — Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 27 July 2026

Granger and Carlson became locked in a bitter feud with Abernethy, with each side accusing the other of mismanagement. — Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 23 July 2026

The tragic twin earthquakes that struck Venezuela on June 24 laid bare the dire state of the country’s health system, crippled by years of economic crisis, government mismanagement and the migration of medical workers. — Alfie Pannell, Miami Herald, 23 July 2026

Chadwick Boseman’s brothers filed a petition last week seeking control of the late actor’s estate, accusing their brother’s widow of mismanagement and failing to distribute the assets. — Lindsay Good, NBC news, 23 July 2026

But years later, some of the highest-flying professional clubs have folded due to financial mismanagement, and dozens of soccer officials have been banned or imprisoned, and numerous teams ensnared in an anti-graft campaign. — Simone McCarthy, CNN Money, 21 July 2026

Cubans have endured decades of mismanagement from their own communist government, along with economic warfare from the US – but the past few years have been particularly harsh. — The Week Uk, TheWeek, 19 July 2026

The former superintendent of the Hickman Mills School District was fired abruptly last July as the district faced state-level allegations of financial mismanagement and improper activity. — Ilana Arougheti july 10, Kansas City Star, 10 July 2026