100 Words to Use Instead of “Handle”

No.	Item	Definition
1.	accommodate	adjust to meet needs
2.	address	give attention to; tackle
3.	adjudicate	make a formal decision
4.	administer	manage or run formally
5.	allocate	assign resources or tasks
6.	arbitrate	judge a dispute formally
7.	arrange	organize; set up
8.	assign	give responsibility to
9.	assume control of	take over management
10.	attend to	take care of; deal with
11.	bear	carry; endure
12.	broker	arrange an agreement
13.	carry out	do; execute
14.	chair	lead a meeting
15.	charge with	assign a duty to
16.	clear up	make understandable; resolve
17.	conduct	carry out; manage
18.	control	direct or regulate
19.	coordinate	organize parts to work together
20.	cope with	manage despite difficulty
21.	deal in	handle as a business
22.	deal with	take action to address
23.	delegate	assign to someone else
24.	direct	guide and manage
25.	endure	suffer patiently; bear
26.	ensure	make certain of
27.	entrust	give responsibility to
28.	escalate	raise to higher authority
29.	execute	carry out a plan
30.	face	confront; deal with
31.	facilitate	make easier; guide process
32.	field	receive and deal with
33.	fix	put right; repair
34.	follow up	take further action
35.	grapple with	struggle to deal with
36.	guide	lead or direct
37.	head	lead or be in charge
38.	implement	put into effect
39.	iron out	remove difficulties or differences
40.	keep up	maintain at a level
41.	lead	direct a group or effort
42.	look after	take care of
43.	maintain	keep in good condition
44.	manage	be in charge of; deal with
45.	manipulate	handle or control skillfully
46.	marshal	organize and direct resources
47.	mediate	help settle a dispute
48.	meet	deal with; satisfy
49.	mind	take care of; watch
50.	moderate	manage a discussion
51.	navigate	find a way through
52.	negotiate	discuss to reach agreement
53.	nurse	care for; tend
54.	operate	run or control functioning
55.	orchestrate	coordinate complex actions
56.	organize	arrange and manage systematically
57.	oversee	supervise and direct
58.	own	take responsibility for
59.	perform	carry out a task
60.	pilot	guide through a process
61.	preserve	keep safe or intact
62.	prioritize	arrange by importance
63.	process	handle systematically; deal with
64.	protect	keep safe from harm
65.	pursue	continue dealing with
66.	put up with	tolerate; endure
67.	react to	respond to a situation
68.	reconcile	restore agreement or harmony
69.	remedy	correct or improve
70.	resolve	find a solution
71.	respond to	react appropriately to
72.	ride out	endure until it passes
73.	run	operate or manage
74.	see to	attend to; ensure done
75.	set up	arrange; establish
76.	settle	resolve a dispute or issue
77.	shepherd	guide and support through
78.	smooth over	reduce tension or difficulty
79.	solve	work out an answer
80.	sort out	resolve confusion or problems
81.	steer	guide through a situation
82.	straighten out	make orderly or clear
83.	supervise	watch over and direct
84.	tackle	try to solve or deal with
85.	take care of	attend to; see to
86.	take charge of	assume control of
87.	take control of	gain control of
88.	take on	accept responsibility for
89.	take responsibility for	accept duty for
90.	task	assign a job to
91.	tend to	look after; deal with
92.	treat	deal with medically or otherwise
93.	triage	prioritize for treatment or action
94.	uphold	maintain or support
95.	weather	survive a difficult time
96.	withstand	resist; endure
97.	work out	find a solution
98.	work through	deal with step by step
99.	work with	deal with; use
100.	wrestle with	struggle to resolve