Synonyms and Antonyms of manage
1
to deal with (something) usually skillfully or efficiently
- as usual, she managed the crisis with a minimum of fuss
address, contend (with), cope (with), field, grapple (with), hack, handle, maneuver, manipulate, negotiate, play, swing, take, treat
engineer, finesse, jockey
bring off, carry off, carry out, get off, pull
command, direct, guide, steer
control, micromanage, regulate, run
react (to), respond (to)
2
to look after and make decisions about
- managed a household and a business simultaneously
administer, administrate, carry on, conduct, control, direct, govern, guide, handle, keep, operate, overlook, oversee, preside (over), regulate, run, steward, superintend, supervise, tend
3
to meet one's day-to-day needs
- it'll be hard for a few weeks, but we'll manage
