manages

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 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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“Our teams are primed and ready to manage the increase in vessel calls once shipping schedules begin to normalize,” said Ahmad Yousef Al-Hassan, chief executive of DP World GCC, which manages Jebel Ali.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 2, 2026

When I ask Brown how she manages to feel so self-assured so young, she laughs before answering.

From BBC • Jun. 27, 2026

After the pair manages to make it out of another scuffle, Ruthye asks Kara about her family, to which Kara replies that she has none except for her cousin.

From Salon • Jun. 27, 2026

“Every time we turn around we’re doing an incident report,” said Tammy Chelossi, a resident service coordinator for the company that manages the building that opened in 2024.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 26, 2026

He manages to seize the edge of an isle before he plummets to the lagoon below.

From "Warcross" by Marie Lu