dealing with
Managing a situation
Dealing with means handling, managing, or addressing something that requires attention.
You deal with problems, complaints, or difficult situations: I spent all morning dealing with customer emails.
It also describes the subject matter of something: a book dealing with climate change.
When applied to people, it suggests interaction that may require patience or effort: She's difficult to deal with.
- confrontingAddressing directly
- head onFacing front to front
- face to faceIn someone's presence
- addressingSpeaking to or handling
- tacklingForcefully stopping an opponent
negotiating · coping · getting through · handling · working through · engaging · managing · contending · problem solving · resolution · troubleshooting · approaching · compromise · going through · coming to terms · reconciliation · wrangling · intervention
- handlinghandling, managing, coping, addressing, tackling
- complianceaudit, obeying, policy, compliance officer, regulation
dealing withignoring
Deliberately not noticing
avoiding · evading · neglecting · dodging · sidestepping
dealing withabandoning
Leaving permanently behind
forsaking · walking away from · washing one's hands of · neglecting · quitting