Showing Results for "mismanaging"

mismanaging

VERB

mess up

Synonyms

WEAK

abuse be incompetent be inefficient blow blunder botch bungle confound err flub foul up fumble goof goof up gum up harm make a hash of make a mess of maladminister misapply misconduct misdirect misemploy misgovern mistreat misuse muff overlook pervert prostitute put foot in screw up shoot oneself in foot

Antonyms

WEAK

handle manage

VERB

bungle

Synonyms

STRONGEST

botch mishandle

STRONG

blunder confound fail fumble misconduct overlook

WEAK

maladminister mess up

VERB

manage badly

Synonyms

STRONGEST

botch bungle mishandle misinterpret

STRONG

misgovern muff

Antonyms

STRONGEST

do well succeed

Example Sentences

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Mismanaging a basketball team of "13 people" and driving away the city's first major professional sports franchise, Schultz insisted, should not in any way be seen as a "proxy" for his presidential chops.

From Fox News • Apr. 4, 2019

Mismanaging his urge to blame, he takes his daughter's eagerness to leave innocence behind as an affront.

From Time • Mar. 31, 2011