Lead and Manage

Similar meaning words

Lead verb - To point out the way for (someone) especially from a position in front.

Usage example: an enthusiastic docent led our group through the art museum

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Manage is a synonym for lead in direct topic. In some cases you can use "Manage" instead a verb "Lead", when it comes to topics like administer, influence, command, guide physically.

Nearby Words: leading, leader, leaden, leadership, leaded

Manage verb - To look after and make decisions about.

Usage example: managed a household and a business simultaneously

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Lead is a synonym for manage in activity topic. You can use "Lead" instead a verb "Manage", if it concerns topics such as direct, be in charge of.

life	lead life	manage life
attack	lead attack	manage attack
people	lead people	manage people
group	lead group	manage group
Other words: family, band, team, army, way, world, empire, fight, battle, war, times, shots, teams.

The Royals gradually chip away at the lead and manage to tie the game 11-11... and then the A's Scott Hatteberg hits a walk-off home run in the 9th inning.

Source: Film / Moneyball
Disaster Dominoes: In any situation where you have to manage morale (Chapters 1 and 4), one guy dying will lead to others' morale tanking, which can also lead to their deaths.

Source: Video Game / Gods Will Be Watching
Nobody could manage to find the workprint for years until it eventually appeared on the internet, courtesy of lead animator Milton Knight, and was uploaded on YouTube.

Source: Missing Episode / Western Animation

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