Synonyms of managed

managed 1 of 2

adjective

as in arranged

Synonyms & Similar Words

• arranged
• planned
• ordered
• orchestrated
• continuous
• aware
• even
• constant
• conscious
• deliberate
• fixed
• established
• wilful
• organized
• purposeful
• stable
• thoughtful
• systematic
• steady
• regular
• willful
• orderly
• systematized
• set
• methodical
• regular
• methodic
• nonrandom

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• scattered
• random
• chance
• stray
• haphazard
• lucky
• arbitrary
• desultory
• aimless
• erratic
• slapdash
• accidental
• contingent
• unintended
• inadvertent
• fortuitous
• unplanned
• incidental
• hit-or-miss
• casual
• unintentional
• catch-as-catch-can
• helter-skelter
• unconsidered
• unpremeditated
• flukey
• chancy
• shotgun
• fluky
• scattershot

managed

2 of 2

verb

past tense of manage

1

as in handled

to deal with (something) usually skillfully or efficiently

as usual, she managed the crisis with a minimum of fuss

Synonyms & Similar Words

• handled
• manipulated
• addressed
• took
• treated
• negotiated
• maneuvered
• played
• fielded
• hacked
• swung
• contended (with)
• engineered
• controlled
• grappled (with)
• pulled
• coped (with)
• came to grips with
• had a grip on
• carried out
• steered
• regulated
• directed
• guided
• got off
• jockeyed
• carried off
• finessed
• commanded
• responded (to)
• run
• brought off
• reacted (to)
• ran
• micromanaged

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• fumbled
• bungled
• botched
• mishandled
• muffed
• messed (up)
• goofed (up)
• scamped
• loused up
• foozled

2

as in operated

to look after and make decisions about

managed a household and a business simultaneously

Synonyms & Similar Words

• operated
• supervised
• controlled
• handled
• conducted
• oversaw
• regulated
• run
• governed
• ran
• tended
• administered
• directed
• kept
• guided
• protected
• administrated
• carried on
• superintended
• watched over
• stewarded
• presided (over)
• overlooked
• steered
• led
• watched
• piloted
• safeguarded
• guarded
• cared (for)
• minded
• co-managed
• micromanaged
• stage-managed
• comanaged
• codirected
• co-directed

3

as in coped

to meet one's day-to-day needs

it'll be hard for a few weeks, but we'll manage

Synonyms & Similar Words

• coped
• did
• survived
• fared
• shifted
• made shift
• got by
• made out
• afforded
• got along
• got on
• made do
• made ends meet
• scrounged
• contrived
• fended for oneself
• carried on
• lasted
• scraped (by or through)
• eked out
• squeezed
• wrested
• scraped (out)
• wrung
• swung

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• failed
• collapsed
• fell short
• declined
• floundered
• slumped
• waned
• fizzled
• gave up
• petered (out)