MISMANAGING Synonyms: 54 Similar and Opposite Words

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as in mismanagement

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verb

present participle of mismanage

as in damaging

to manage badly the business was mismanaged so seriously that it eventually had to declare bankruptcy

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Noun

Fiscal budget mismanagement is a major part of our ever increasing tax levels in Winter Springs.

— Orlando Sentinel Staff, The Orlando Sentinel, 13 Oct. 2026
He was hired by Italy’s Agnelli family to run Fiat in 2004 when, due to previous mismanagement and the recession, few in the auto industry believed it could be saved.

— Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of mismanagement

Verb

The 2025 decision came after the group claimed responsibility for breaking into a major air base, RAF Brize Norton, northwest of London, and damaging aircraft.

— Inaya Folarin Iman, CBS News, 15 Oct. 2026
In October 2025, Baja California’s prosecutor said a drone dropped homemade explosive devices at an anti-kidnapping prosecutor’s office in Tijuana, damaging four vehicles but causing no injuries.

— Armando Regil Velasco, FOXNews.com, 14 Oct. 2026

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Four years before that, the governor ordered an independent review into capital punishment after abruptly stopping the April 2022 execution of Oscar Smith in the 11th hour when officials became aware of a mishandling of the drugs.

— ABC News, ABC News, 2 Oct. 2026
The bill was ushered through the state General Assembly after the discovery of extensive mishandling of bodies at a Carlinville funeral home, where at least 80 families were given the wrong remains.

— Casey Toner, CBS News, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of mishandling

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In the letter, Omar's attorneys accused the Justice Department of violating longstanding agency policy designed to avoid potentially influencing an election.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 18 Oct. 2026
He was arrested again a week later after violating a protection order by trying to contact the woman, according to the arrest affidavit.

— ABC News, ABC News, 16 Oct. 2026

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In an earlier episode, Pam confronts Grace’s mother about abusing her daughter and ends up bashing in the woman’s head with a meat tenderizer — which sounds like a pivotal moment but plays more like a side quest.

— Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 15 Oct. 2026
The former owner of several unlicensed North Texas boarding homes pleaded guilty Monday to financially abusing and fatally neglecting elderly and disabled people in her care, according to court filings.

— Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Oct. 2026

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