micromanaging
present 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
Examplesofmicromanaging
micromanaging
In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use.
Bymicromanaginglocal affairs through national legislation, national politicians augmented their opportunities for constituency service.
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They acknowledge the issue and express their resolve to do better in the future bymicromanagingless.
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The game plays quite similarly to its predecessor, however gameplay is more streamlined with lessmicromanagingand elimination of unnecessary information.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Vai ended up micro-managing the writing and recording process causing much conflict during the making of the album.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.At that time, critics alleged that the trustees weremicromanagingthe schools.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The goal of the game is to defeat the opponent(s), which is done by firstmicromanaginga base, and then training an army to destroy the enemy's position.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Responsible for contracting local architects and/or construction companies to deal with subcontractors, source materials and other matters, he gained a reputation as amicromanagingauthoritarian with an explosive temper.
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- nongovernmental
- non-governmental
- non-governmental organization
- nongovernmental organization
- non-governmental-organization
- nongovernmental-organization
- non-gradable
- non-gradable
- non-graded
- non-graded
- non-graduate
- non-graduate
- non-grammatical
- non-grammatical
- non-granular
- non-granular
- non-gravitational
- non-gravitational
- non-greasy
- non-greasy
- non-growing
- non-growing
- non-growth
- non-growth
- non-guaranteed