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mismanaged

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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Its capital city Tehran is in the process of dying because of a grotesquely mismanaged water supply.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026

Reached by telephone, Marino declined to comment on the letter or the mismanaged director’s search.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 10, 2025

This is "insurance" in case of "state collapse or a prolonged crisis", said Bajolet, adding these funds had been "mismanaged by the DGSE".

From Barron's • Nov. 6, 2025

It wasn’t their fault that the wars they found themselves in were misbegotten and mismanaged.

From Salon • Aug. 10, 2025

But that casino, mismanaged and too far away from major highways, was a money-losing business.

From "The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian" by Sherman Alexie