mismanaging

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mess up v.
bungle v.
manage badly v.

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

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mismanaging

Former workers said development of the game was chaotic and accused its boss, Leslie Benzies, of mismanaging the studio.

From BBC ● Sep. 25, 2026

Filippi protested, he alleges, and was later blamed by Kettle and the chief financial officer for mismanaging the contract.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 15, 2026

A celebrated government-run health system has been mismanaging medicine for years.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 6, 2026

The group were were being punished for "mismanaging" the battery exchanges for Spiro motorbikes, which they denied.

From Barron's ● Jun. 30, 2026

For weeks before Garfield's death, medical journals and general newspapers had accused Bliss of mismanaging his care.

From "Ambushed!" by Gail Jarrow