micromanaged
past simple and past participle ofmicromanage
micromanage
verb[T]
oftendisapprovinguk/ˈmaɪ.krəʊˌmæn.ɪdʒ/us/ˈmaɪ.kroʊˌmæn.ɪdʒ/tocontroleverypartof asituation,evensmalldetails:
Theheadteachershouldn't betryingto micromanage whathappensin theclassroom.
Controlling and being in charge
- aggrandize
- assume
- assumption
- authoritative
- authoritatively
- harness
- haul
- have (got)someoneby the short and curliesidiom
- havesomeoneby the ballsidiom
- havesomeoneeating out ofyourhandidiom
- have/hold the whip handidiom
- helm
- override
- policing
- possess
- power play
- predominate
- presence
- saddle
- skipper
Examplesofmicromanaged
micromanaged
In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use.
Yet theymicromanagedimportant aspects of domestic relations.
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We need genuinely independent trusts that are notmicromanagedcentrally with the objective of uniformity.
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Despite themicromanagedintricacy of the drawings, she turned them out fast and in bulk, establishing a rhythm of productivity she still maintains.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.However, students appear to feel that the workload has increased, and the new standards lead tomicromanagedand too narrow curricula.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Players also used way point flags andmicromanagedhero targeting to order heroes to capture/defend specific points or attack specific targets.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The economy, especially the agriculture and manufacturing sectors, weremicromanagedto an extreme degree.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.For most of his tenure as the team's owner, he frequentlymicromanagedthe team.
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- depressor
- depressurization
- depressurize
- depressurized
- depressurizing
- deprival value
- deprival-value
- deprivation
- deprivation index
- deprivation of liberty
- deprive
- deprived
- deprived background
- deprive-of
- deprive-of-company
- deprive sb of your company
- deprive-sb-of-your-company
- deprive someone of something
- deprive someone of your company
- depriving
- dept
- depth
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- depth-charge
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