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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
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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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In today's agricultural systems, farmers rely on herbicides and fertilizers to manage resources, reducing the need for plants to compete directly.

From Science Daily • Apr. 8, 2026

Now, as some businesses, investors and individuals become more concerned about who will be swamped in that transformation, the companies are making a pivot to trying to help manage the downside.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026

Jade Boden-de Mel first experienced "unbearable" pain at 17 but says medics could not identify the cause and prescribed the contraceptive pill to manage it.

From BBC • Apr. 8, 2026

Lorenze and Paul will have to manage the renovations of their new abode while also balancing the tennis pro’s hectic work schedule, which requires him to travel extensively for much of the year.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 8, 2026

The other girls laugh, and I try to manage at least a smile, to behave as one of the group.

From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse