micromanage
verb
mi·cro·man·age ˌmī-krō-ˈma-nij 
micromanaged; micromanaging; micromanages
transitive verb
: to manage especially with excessive control or attention to details
intransitive verb
: to direct or conduct the activities of a group or an enterprise by micromanaging them
micromanagement
ˌmī-krō-ˈma-nij-mənt
noun micromanager
ˌmī-krō-ˈma-ni-jər
noun 
Example Sentences
He micromanaged every detail of the budget.
Recent Examples on the Web Some executives raised concerns that directors with expertise may overstep their advisory role by attempting to micromanage the company’s cybersecurity program. 
Anthony Vance, WSJ, 7 Sep. 2022 There's plenty of wheelspin to manage, provided the GTI's stability system doesn't attempt to micromanage it first. David Beard, Car and Driver, 31 Aug. 2022 When the city tries to micromanage the details, the result is overregulation that raises costs, increases delays in construction and sets us back from that goal. Jennifer Van Grove, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 July 2022 The government is arguing that Kelly is asking the courts to micromanage custodial decisions that are left up to the discretion of expert prison managers. Artemis Moshtaghian And Benjamin Schiller, CNN, 4 July 2022 There was no time to micromanage the huge problems Moderna was trying to solve. Jane Thier, Fortune, 29 May 2022 Will Amazon micromanage my doctor like its warehouse workers? Geoffrey A. Fowler, Washington Post, 22 July 2022 Chefs and leaders like Benito don’t need to micromanage their contributors. Jay Steven Levin, Forbes, 13 Apr. 2022 Never before had the Court accepted such an invitation to micromanage an executive branch effort to discharge a statutory assignment over subject-matter at the core of its mission. Simon Lazarus, The New Republic, 3 July 2022 See More
Anthony Vance, WSJ, 7 Sep. 2022 There's plenty of wheelspin to manage, provided the GTI's stability system doesn't attempt to micromanage it first. David Beard, Car and Driver, 31 Aug. 2022 When the city tries to micromanage the details, the result is overregulation that raises costs, increases delays in construction and sets us back from that goal. Jennifer Van Grove, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 July 2022 The government is arguing that Kelly is asking the courts to micromanage custodial decisions that are left up to the discretion of expert prison managers. Artemis Moshtaghian And Benjamin Schiller, CNN, 4 July 2022 There was no time to micromanage the huge problems Moderna was trying to solve. Jane Thier, Fortune, 29 May 2022 Will Amazon micromanage my doctor like its warehouse workers? Geoffrey A. Fowler, Washington Post, 22 July 2022 Chefs and leaders like Benito don’t need to micromanage their contributors. Jay Steven Levin, Forbes, 13 Apr. 2022 Never before had the Court accepted such an invitation to micromanage an executive branch effort to discharge a statutory assignment over subject-matter at the core of its mission. Simon Lazarus, The New Republic, 3 July 2022 See More Word History
First Known Use
1976, in the meaning defined at transitive sense
micromanage
verb
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. Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- control
- manipulate
- handle
- supervise
- regulate
- manage
- negotiate
- address
- take
- manage
- regulate
- maneuver
- play
- administer
- treat
- field
- superintend
- hack
- run
- engineer
- steer
- swing
- pull
- cope (with)
- finesse
- dominate
- contend (with)
- command
- carry out
- grapple (with)
- jockey
- guide
- direct
- carry off
- get off
- domineer
- bring off
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- mismanage
- botch
- bungle
- fumble
- mishandle
- goof (up)
- scamp
- louse up
- muff
- mess (up)
- foozle