Commander Synonyms and Antonyms

kə-măn'dər

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Synonyms for Commander

head
The foremost or leading position:
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guru
A popular or influential leader or advocate, as of a movement or idea:
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kingpin
The most important person in an undertaking or organization.
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captain
An army officer with a rank between the most senior grade of lieutenant and major.
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chief
The head or leader of a group, organization, etc.; person of highest title or authority
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emperor
A large, relatively valuable marble in children's games.
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leader
The definition of a leader is a person, animal or thing that guides or directs.
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master
A person holding an office of authority among the Freemasons, especially the presiding officer; also, a person holding a similar office in other civic societies.
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ruler
A person who rules or governs; a person who exercises dominion or controlling power over others.
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air force officer
an officer in the airforce
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commanding officer
A military officer in charge of a unit, post, camp, base, or station.
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commandant
A commanding officer, specif. one in charge of a fort or military school
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czar
A person having great power or authority:
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general
(--- U.S. Marine Corps) An officer of the highest rank
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boss
A person who controls a political machine or organization, as in a county
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Antonyms for Commander

follower
One who accepts the guidance, command, or leadership of another:
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Words Related to Commander

brigadier-general
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officer
The definition of an officer is a person in a position of authority in a business, the police, the military or other group.
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adjutant
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brigadier
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staff-officer
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cmdr
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chief-of-staff
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colonel
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administration
The officials in the executive branch of a government and their policies and principles
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administrator
(UK) The queen's representative in some Commonwealth territories, comparable to a Governor General.
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Commander Sentence Examples

  • The commander was slumped over a workstation, out cold.

  • But a commander in chief, especially at a difficult moment, has always before him not one proposal but dozens simultaneously.

  • The shapely figure of the fair-haired soldier, with his clear blue eyes, stepped forward from the ranks, went up to the commander in chief, and presented arms.

  • With the former Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces and the Special Assistant to the VP, not to mention the biofields, electromagnetic fields, and other beefed security measures, the compound at the top of the mountain was a fortress commanded by the President's own right-hand man.

  • Commander of the third company wanted by the general!... commander to the general... third company to the commander.

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