Chief Synonyms and Antonyms

chēf
The outstanding person or thing
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. head
  2. boss
  3. director
  4. leader
  5. master
  6. chieftain
  7. foreman
  8. captain
  9. president
  10. bigwig
  11. commander
  12. principal
  13. hierarch
  14. superior
  15. ringleader
  16. ruler
  17. honcho
  18. chairman
  19. manager
  20. overseer
  21. governor
  22. proprietor
  23. supervisor
  24. chair
  25. arch
  26. big
  27. superintendent
  28. general
  29. capital
  30. central
  31. dictator
  32. chef-d'oeuvre
  33. cock-of-the-walk
  34. crucial
  35. headman
  36. dominant
  37. duce
  38. big shot
  39. duke
  40. brass hat
  41. elder
  42. eminent
  43. higher-up
  44. first
  45. foremost
  46. big wheel
  47. great
  48. big cheese; high muck-a-muck
  49. head-honcho
  50. high
  51. número uno (Spanish)
  52. imperator
  53. prima-donna
  54. key
  55. king
  56. triton among minnows
  57. the only pebble on the beach
  58. lord
  59. magnum opus
  60. the biggest frog in the puddle
  61. main
  62. número uno * (Spanish)
  63. major
  64. paramount
  65. pendragon
  66. pooh-bah
  67. predominant
  68. preeminent
  69. premier
  70. preponderant
  71. prime
  72. prominent
  73. provost
  74. rector
  75. sachem
  76. sagamore
  77. sovereign
  78. supreme
  79. vital
  80. top-dog
Antonyms:
  1. subordinate
  2. underling
  3. worker
  4. employee
  5. retainer
  6. servant
  7. apprentice
A professional politician who controls a party or political machine
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. boss
  2. leader
Having or exercising authority
(Adjective)
Synonyms:
  1. head
  2. principal

Words Related to Chief

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Chief Sentence Examples

  • He was the chief ruler of that great city.

  • Jenn is the chief of my spies.

  • The chief tore out the lining and found the gold hidden beneath it.

  • Of course, we all know he's a doctor, but I have to say Indian Chief isn't too far off, either.

  • I wouldn't be a good spy chief if I killed my sources.

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