Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to micromanage
Participle: micromanaged
Gerund: micromanaging
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | micromanage |
| you | micromanage |
| he;she;it | micromanages |
| we | micromanage |
| you | micromanage |
| they | micromanage |
Perfect
| I | have micromanaged |
| you | have micromanaged |
| he;she;it | has micromanaged |
| we | have micromanaged |
| you | have micromanaged |
| they | have micromanaged |
Past
| I | micromanaged |
| you | micromanaged |
| he;she;it | micromanaged |
| we | micromanaged |
| you | micromanaged |
| they | micromanaged |
Pluperfect
| I | had micromanaged |
| you | had micromanaged |
| he;she;it | had micromanaged |
| we | had micromanaged |
| you | had micromanaged |
| they | had micromanaged |
Future
| I | will micromanage |
| you | will micromanage |
| he;she;it | will micromanage |
| we | will micromanage |
| you | will micromanage |
| they | will micromanage |
Future Perfect
| I | will have micromanaged |
| you | will have micromanaged |
| he;she;it | will have micromanaged |
| we | will have micromanaged |
| you | will have micromanaged |
| they | will have micromanaged |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | micromanage |
| you | micromanage |
| he;she;it | micromanage |
| we | micromanage |
| you | micromanage |
| they | micromanage |
Perfect
| I | have micromanaged |
| you | have micromanaged |
| he;she;it | have micromanaged |
| we | have micromanaged |
| you | have micromanaged |
| they | have micromanaged |
Imperfect
| I | micromanaged |
| you | micromanaged |
| he;she;it | micromanaged |
| we | micromanaged |
| you | micromanaged |
| they | micromanaged |
Pluperfect
| I | had micromanaged |
| you | had micromanaged |
| he;she;it | had micromanaged |
| we | had micromanaged |
| you | had micromanaged |
| they | had micromanaged |
Conditional
Present
| I | would micromanage |
| you | would micromanage |
| he;she;it | would micromanage |
| we | would micromanage |
| you | would micromanage |
| they | would micromanage |
Perfect
| I | would have micromanaged |
| you | would have micromanaged |
| he;she;it | would have micromanaged |
| we | would have micromanaged |
| you | would have micromanaged |
| they | would have micromanaged |
Imperative
| you | micromanage |
| we | Let's micromanage |
| you | micromanage |
Verbs conjugated like 'micromanage'
abacinate,
abalienate,
abase,
abate,
abbreviate,
abdicate,
abduce,
aberrate,
aberuncate,
abirritate,
abjudge,
abjudicate,
abjugate,
abjure,
ablactate,
ablaqueate,
able,
ablegate,
abligate,
abnegate, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'micromanage'
macromanage,
comanage,
mismanage,
microanalyze,
microfuge,
micronap,
micronise,
micronize,
micropander,
microporate,
Synonyms & Antonyms
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
Back-formation from micromanagement, equivalent to micro- + manage.
Sample Sentences
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The employees complained that their boss was micromanaging when she insisted that they account for their time in fifteen-minute intervals.
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Howard, who did not have a vote on the issue, said his support of the ordinance comes from a deep desire to keep LaVerkin free from those who want to micromanage its resources and land. [2001 July 5, Nancy Perkins, “LaVerkin Council declares town a U.N.-Free Zone”, in Deseret News, archived from the original on 17 Jan 2024:]
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As GBR is intended to operate at arm's length from government while also being responsible for implementing a 30-year strategy, it is hoped that the industry will be less micro-managed by ministers and officials at both the DfT and within the Treasury. [2022 November 30, Cara Murphy, “A new mindset for GBR”, in RAIL, number 971, page 44:]