MISMANAGING Synonyms: 54 Similar and Opposite Words

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noun

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

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
Earlier demonstrations erupted over mismanagement of a string of public examinations, and broader youth disenchantment with the authorities.

— Morgan Chalfant, semafor.com, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of mismanagement

Noun

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

Verb

The group formally processed the vessel’s departure and was trying to avoid violating Panamanian law.

— Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 2 Oct. 2026
San Francisco 49ers owner Jed York has been suspended for six regular-season games and fined $500,000 for violating the NFL’s personal conduct policy, the league announced Friday.

— Erick Mendoza, NBC news, 2 Oct. 2026

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Berry’s ex-husband Olivier Martinez accused the actor of physically abusing their 12-year-old son last month.

— Alexandra Del Rosario, Los Angeles Times, 2 Oct. 2026
As reports of officers abusing Flock have made headlines and the company has become increasingly controversial, hundreds of cities and counties have ended or suspended their contracts with the company, or decided not to renew them.

— Greg Rosalsky, NPR, 2 Oct. 2026

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