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

Stephen Hunt, chief development officer for VRT, told the council that virtually every rider complaint from long waits at the Senior Center to circuitous routes traced back to a lack of funding rather than mismanagement.

— Noah Daly August 20, Idaho Statesman, 20 Aug. 2026
While some residents worried about data mismanagement and privacy, others believed the Flock cameras in the Shadow Lakes subdivision could enhance security.

— Hema Sivanandam, Mercury News, 17 Aug. 2026

Definition of mismanagement

Verb

The strikes hit 12 locations across Kyiv’s Darnytskyi, Sviatoshynskyi and Solomianskyi districts, damaging residential buildings, a medical facility and an educational institution.

— ABC News, ABC News, 20 Aug. 2026
Oracle, for its part, argues that Project Jupiter will create massive investment for the region without damaging the environment.

— Bloomberg, Mercury News, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of damaging

Noun

Welch has described his mishandling of this matter as a systemic failure.

— David Greising, Chicago Tribune, 14 Aug. 2026
Hur, following his investigation into Biden’s alleged mishandling of classified documents, released a lengthy report in February 2024 that concluded no criminal charges were warranted against Biden.

— Antonio Pequeño IV, Forbes.com, 30 July 2026

Definition of mishandling

Verb

In a statement, Bonta accused Paramount of violating the meeting’s confidentiality.

— Lia Russell, Sacbee.com, 24 Aug. 2026
The announcement, which came during a contract bargaining session in July, led to frustrations within the company’s editorial union, which says the Times is violating its own editorial standards around AI use.

— Max Tani, semafor.com, 23 Aug. 2026

Definition of violating

Verb

In addition to many successes, there is no record of his office abusing employees, leaking passwords, giving the public false information, or losing expensive reports.

— Krista Kafer, Denver Post, 21 Aug. 2026
Roell was later accused of abusing nonverbal special-needs students at Crosby Elementary School, authorities said.

— Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 19 Aug. 2026

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