MANAGING Synonyms: 200 Similar and Opposite Words

managing 1 of 3

adjective

as in overseeing

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managing

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noun

as in saving

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managing

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verb

present participle of manage

as in handling

to deal with (something) usually skillfully or efficiently as usual, she managed the crisis with a minimum of fuss

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as in supervising

to look after and make decisions about managed a household and a business simultaneously

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as in coping

to meet one's day-to-day needs it'll be hard for a few weeks, but we'll manage

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Adjective

Larry Berg, the co-managing owner of LAFC, was chosen Monday to become the third commissioner in MLS history when Don Garber retires in December. — Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 4 Aug. 2026 But the data suggests most women aren’t choosing—they’re managing. — Julia Korn, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026 Recruitment processes are described as clearer and more aligned following the departures of Daniel Levy, the former executive chairman who was deposed in September last year, and ex-managing director of football Fabio Paratici. — Mark Critchley, New York Times, 4 July 2026 Clayton served as co-managing partner of Sullivan & Cromwell’s general practice group and also led the firm’s cybersecurity group. — Molly Parks, The Washington Examiner, 12 June 2026 Missoni’s board of directors will see Barnaba Ravanne, co-founder and co-managing partner of FSI, take the role of chair. — Hikmat Mohammed, Vogue, 22 May 2026 Federation Studios co-managing director Marco Chimenz has left after nearly three years. — Max Goldbart, Deadline, 17 Apr. 2026 The new generation of leaders now hold almost 50% of the European firm, according to Benjamin Cordonnier, who was last year appointed as co-managing partner alongside Judith Charpentier. — Swetha Gopinath, Bloomberg, 9 Apr. 2026 Geoff Bennett is the co-anchor and co-managing editor of PBS NewsHour and serves as a contributor to NBC News. — Literary Hub, 25 Mar. 2026

Noun

In the West, companies like to stay private a little longer, but Asian firms are leaning toward a more accelerated timeline, according to Lee, senior managing partner at Granite Asia. — Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 20 Oct. 2026 Kang came to Disney in 2011 to head its Korea operation as managing director, later taking charge of the company’s operations in Greater China and North Asia. — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 20 Oct. 2026 Offense, pitching, managing, energy, clutch ability, the list goes on. — Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 15 Oct. 2026 Prior to her role as senior vice president, managing director of sales for E/I programming, DeGregorio was senior vice president, client solutions for Litton Entertainment. — Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 15 Oct. 2026 According to sources familiar with Microsoft’s plans, Sharma’s brief teaser was actually about Xbox managing to land a deal for the exclusive game streaming rights for Grand Theft Auto VI. — Tom Warren, The Verge, 6 Oct. 2026 Kupor, former managing partner of the venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz, has deep personal ties and experience within the investment community funding AI development. — Cat Zakrzewski, Washington Post, 4 Oct. 2026 Andrew Stanleick, managing director and operating partner of Gauge Capital, and previous chief executive officer of Kylie Cosmetics and Kim Kardashian’s KKW beauty brands at Coty, agreed with the sentiment. — Footwear News, 29 Sep. 2026 Sanctis said the shift is pushing treasury staff to build skills that bridge finance, technology and data, while companies also focus on improving straight-through processing and managing costs. — Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 28 Sep. 2026

Verb

Positioning the commercial arm of the 100-year-old BBC for a streaming future while managing the traditional linear channels that still do great business in many international territories. — Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 16 Oct. 2026 Years later, there’s still work to be done managing a film’s intellectual property rights and corporate vehicles. — Kim Jackson, IndieWire, 15 Oct. 2026 Afzal is his physical therapist, in charge of managing Waller’s training load, his overall plan. — Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 15 Oct. 2026 For companies managing thousands of products, manual reviews can become difficult to sustain as requirements change. — Shannon Hynds, Footwear News, 15 Oct. 2026 The preferred method of managing beaver is not to hunt or trap them. — Andrew McKean, Outdoor Life, 15 Oct. 2026 Identity theft can be frightening, especially for someone who isn't comfortable managing financial accounts online. — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 15 Oct. 2026 The most important thing is to speak about managing money without worrying your children. — Michelle Singletary, Washington Post, 15 Oct. 2026 Though there is no cure for the chronic autoimmune condition, Johnson & Johnson’s latest treatment, Icotyde, may be a meaningful step forward for patients managing it. — Alice Park, Time, 15 Oct. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for managing

Adjective

Other light-responsive materials that hide and reveal colours illustrate how controlling visibility could have uses beyond body art.

— Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 10 Oct. 2026
Rivian, still a major non-controlling shareholder, factors into that roadmap too, since its growing fleet of on-road vehicles generates the driving data Also will eventually need to train its own autonomy systems.

— Lily Mae Lazarus, Fortune, 19 Aug. 2026

Definition of controlling

Verb

Employee did not wash hands after handling raw food and changing gloves, before handling ready to eat foods.

— NWA Democrat-Gazette, Arkansas Online, 19 Oct. 2026
About one-quarter of AAPI adults approve of the way Trump is handling his job as president overall.

— Terry Tang, Los Angeles Times, 19 Oct. 2026

Definition of handling

Verb

For ShadowMachine, Alex Bulkley and Corey Campodonico serve as executive producers, and Musa Brooker serves as supervising director.

— Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 16 Oct. 2026
The surge in profits has been driven by robust trading in stocks, bonds and currencies, fees from supervising and advising clients’ investments, underwriting initial public offerings and a pickup in mergers and acquisitions.

— John Towfighi, CNN Money, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of supervising

Verb

When people have little relief from stress in a chaotic environment, their brains have difficulty coping with the ongoing prediction errors, Friston, McEwen and neuroscientist Achim Peters argued in a 2017 article.

— Maia Szalavitz, Scientific American, 20 Oct. 2026
Building and protecting those pipelines will be expensive—but far cheaper than trying to keep the strait open by force or coping with periodic shortages and price spikes.

— Philip H. Gordon, Foreign Affairs, 12 Oct. 2026

Definition of coping

Adjective

Over the summer Frasers bought Harvey Nichols out of administration, increased its stake in Hugo Boss to nearly 50 percent and installed its CEO, Michael Murray, as chairman of the supervisory board of the German company.

— Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 12 Oct. 2026
Police departments across the network can then conduct searches without warrants or supervisory approval.

— Henry F. Fradella, The Conversation, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of supervisory

Noun

Hunting license fees and federal excise taxes on firearms, ammunition and archery equipment help fund habitat restoration, wildlife research and conservation programs.

— Amber Harding OutKick, FOXNews.com, 19 Oct. 2026
The land the tribe inhabited before being evicted is now divided among ranchers, government agencies and a conservation nonprofit.

— Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 19 Oct. 2026

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