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/ˈmænɪdʒ/
Example: “She manages a small team.”
Synonyms: contend, handle, grapple
Antonyms: fail
Noun
Example: “Good management helps a company grow.”
Synonyms: administration, leadership
Antonyms: mismanagement
Example: “The agency manages advertising.”
Synonyms: organization, office
Antonyms: individual
Verb
Example: “The director will oversee the project.”
Synonyms: supervise, manage
Antonyms: ignore
Example: “The manager can exert influence on the team.”
Synonyms: apply, use
Antonyms: withdraw
Example: “My supervisor checked the report.”
Synonyms: manager, boss
Antonyms: trainee
Example: “He works in finance.”
Synonyms: money management, banking
Antonyms: spending without plan
Example: “The clerk works at the desk.”
Synonyms: office worker, assistant
Antonyms: manager
Example: “The director is in the office.”
Synonyms: manager, leader
Antonyms: employee
Example: “The impresario arranged the entire tour.”
Synonyms: manager, promoter
Antonyms: performer
Example: “Ecotourism can support conservation when managed responsibly.”
Synonyms: sustainable tourism
Antonyms: mass tourism
Example: “It was hard to cope with the pressure.”
Synonyms: manage, deal with
Antonyms: fail, collapse
Example: “The superintendent inspected the building.”
Synonyms: supervisor, manager
Antonyms: worker
Example: “The school administration announced new rules.”
Synonyms: management, office
Antonyms: disorder
Example: “Doctors managed to resuscitate the patient.”
Synonyms: revive, restore consciousness
Antonyms: kill, extinguish
Example: “She remonstrated with the manager over the unfair policy.”
Synonyms: protest, object
Antonyms: accept, comply
Adjective
Example: “The project became elephantine and impossible to manage.”
Synonyms: massive, cumbersome
Antonyms: compact, nimble
Example: “The company adopted a highly centralized management structure.”
Synonyms: concentrated, controlled from one center
Antonyms: decentralized, distributed
Example: “The bird managed to escape from the cage.”
Synonyms: get away, flee
Antonyms: remain trapped
Example: “He tried hypnotherapy to manage chronic anxiety.”
Synonyms: hypnosis treatment
Example: “A catastrophic failure is rare, but we must design for it.”
Synonyms: disastrous
Antonyms: manageable
Example: “The manager accused him of being insubordinate.”
Synonyms: defiant
Antonyms: obedient
Example: “The workload became unmanageable without extra help.”
Synonyms: out of control
Adverb
Example: “He voluntarily disclosed the mistake to his manager.”
Synonyms: willingly
Antonyms: reluctantly
Example: “The delays are symptomatic of deeper management problems.”
Synonyms: indicative
Example: “I can’t control the weather.”
Synonyms: manage
Antonyms: lose control
Example: “She is a senior manager.”
Synonyms: older
Antonyms: junior
Example: “Can you handle this task?”
Example: “I can’t afford this car.”
Antonyms: lack
Example: “The market is volatile, so risk management is critical.”
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