MICROMANAGE Synonyms: 46 Similar and Opposite Words

micromanage

verb

Definition of micromanage

as in to control

chiefly US to try to oversee all the small parts of (something, such as an activity) in a way that is usually not wanted or that causes problems He micromanaged every detail of the budget.

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Recent Examples of micromanage State involvement should focus on setting broad standards and ensuring accountability, not micromanaging classroom decisions from Annapolis. — Baltimore Sun Staff, Baltimore Sun, 20 May 2026 C-suite leaders become responsible not for micromanaging every individual decision, but for architecting and monitoring how well the overall AI system performs over time. — Ali Hoss, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026 Over time, Capricorn may see Gemini as unreliable or unserious, while Gemini begins feeling micromanaged or restricted in general. — Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 26 May 2026 Hollywood became Hollywood long before Sacramento began micromanaging economic development. — Will Swaim, Oc Register, 13 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for micromanage

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Russia meanwhile has claimed that its forces now control the important town of Kostyantynivka in the Donetsk region of eastern Ukraine.

— Tim Lister, CNN Money, 5 July 2026
The plant also can be controlled by applying a nonselective herbicide, but that will not save digging.

— Beth Botts, Chicago Tribune, 5 July 2026

Definition of control

Verb

About 55% of injuries happen to people actively handling fireworks, and nearly a quarter of the injuries are to bystanders.

— Stephen J. Beard, USA Today, 3 July 2026
Key indicators include how teams handle uncertainty, genuinely challenge each other, learn from failures, and base decisions on current realities.

— Tracy Lawrence, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026

Definition of handle

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Prosecutors detailed at least four games in which the defendants are alleged to have schemed to have Beasley manipulate individual game stats for the benefit of gamblers.

— Chloe Atkins, NBC news, 1 July 2026
Among the schemes cited by officials was ATM jackpotting, a technically sophisticated form of theft in which criminals manipulate ATMs through malware, network intrusion or physical tampering to trigger unauthorized cash withdrawals.

— Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 1 July 2026

Definition of manipulate

Verb

The market is oversaturated, and Riley is a genius for not only recognizing that but realizing that all of these new DJs are going to need lawyers to negotiate their contracts.

— Tom Smyth, Vulture, 2 July 2026
The decision, which was widely anticipated, does not end the pact immediately, but rather kicks off a decade-long annual review process for the three countries to negotiate on the treaty until the USMCA officially expires in 2036.

— Joey Garrison, USA Today, 2 July 2026

Definition of negotiate

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While older children can use sparklers, they should be supervised, Heckman said.

— Amen Galinato, CNN Money, 4 July 2026
Between there, and running upstairs to supervise fittings of his monumentally sculptural work with his stylist Tallulah Harlech, the designer caught a rare moment to sit and talk.

— Sarah Mower, Vogue, 3 July 2026

Definition of supervise

Verb

The clinical version dates to research in the 1960s and 1970s, when devices tracked heart rate variability, muscle tension and skin temperature to help people regulate what was once considered automatic.

— Samantha Agate, Charlotte Observer, 3 July 2026
The chronic disease, which impairs the body’s ability to properly regulate blood sugar, contributed to 94,445 deaths that year.

— Melissa Rudy, FOXNews.com, 3 July 2026

Definition of regulate

Verb

Gavin and Kenny say that Amanda is not taking any accountability for her part in the relationship falling apart.

— Brian Moylan, Vulture, 8 July 2026
Temasek was also part of a consortium with Centurium Capital and True Light Capital, a private equity firm under Temasek, that took ANE private in February.

— Anniek Bao, CNBC, 8 July 2026

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