Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb man

2 senses of man

Sense 1
man -- (take charge of a certain job; occupy a certain work place; "Mr. Smith manned the reception desk in the morning")
       => work, do work -- (be employed; "Is your husband working again?"; "My wife never worked"; "Do you want to work after the age of 60?"; "She never did any work because she inherited a lot of money"; "She works as a waitress to put herself through college")

Sense 2
man -- (provide with workers; "We cannot man all the desks"; "Students were manning the booths")
       => staff -- (provide with staff; "This position is not always staffed")

Antonyms of adj manned

1 sense of manned

Sense 1
manned (vs. unmanned) -- (having a crew; "a manned earth satellite was considered a necessary research step")

unmanned (vs. manned), remote-controlled -- (lacking a crew; "an unmanned satellite to Mars")
        => pilotless -- (lacking a pilot; "a drone is a pilotless aircraft")

Similarity of adj manned

1 sense of manned

Sense 1
manned (vs. unmanned) -- (having a crew; "a manned earth satellite was considered a necessary research step")