overmanage

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verb

To manage excessively; to micromanage.

Opposite
undermanage
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Meanings

verbovermanage (third-person singular simple present overmanages, present participle overmanaging, simple past and past participle overmanaged)

present singular third person overmanages · participle present overmanaging · participle past overmanaged · past overmanaged

  1. transitivebusinessTo manage excessively; to micromanage.

    Most U.S. corporations today are overmanaged and underled. They need to develop their capacity to exercise leadership.

    1998, Harvard Business Review on Leadership, page 38

Synonyms & antonyms

Opposite
undermanage

Origin

From over- + manage.

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APA

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MLA

“overmanage.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overmanage. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “overmanage,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overmanage.

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