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manage

[man-ij] / ˈmæn ɪdʒ /
VERB
be in charge, control
Synonyms
STRONGEST
administer conduct dominate govern guide handle maintain operate oversee regulate run supervise take care of take over train use
STRONG
advocate boss captain command concert counsel designate direct disburse engineer execute head influence instruct manipulate minister officiate pilot ply preside request rule steer superintend watch wield
WEAK
call the shots call upon care for carry on engage in hold down run the show take the helm watch over
Antonyms
STRONGEST
follow forget leave mismanage neglect obey serve surrender yield
STRONG
hurt ignore oppose
WEAK
bumble fail
VERB
accomplish
Synonyms
STRONGEST
achieve carry out deal with work
STRONG
arrange con contrive cook doctor effect engineer execute finagle fix jockey plant rig scam succeed swing upstage wangle
WEAK
bring about bring off cope with play games pull strings push around put one over
Antonyms
STRONG
destroy disarrange disorder disorganize disturb fail forget ignore neglect unsettle
WEAK
bumble mismanage
VERB
survive, get by
Synonyms
STRONG
cope endure fare last muddle shift stagger
WEAK
bear up carry on get along get on make do make out scrape by
Antonyms
WEAK
bumble fail mismanage

Example Sentences

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They help forecast demand, optimize planting, prioritize shipments, and manage inventory.

From Science Daily • Apr. 5, 2026

And yet, a few Red Hot bangers manage to endlessly caravan in and out of lives because they’re in constant rotation on Jack FM and other adult contemporary radio stations: “Give It Away.”

From Salon • Apr. 4, 2026

Teens can then manage small amounts for specific spending categories, such as back-to-school clothes.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 4, 2026

If I could manage that, he said, I would have a great chance of success.

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026

We take a break when the pasta comes, though I only manage to eat a few bites after my five breadsticks.

From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.