Synonyms for boss
bɒs, bɔsboss

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1. foreman, chief, gaffer, honcho, bossnoun

   a person who exercises control over workers

   "if you want to leave early you have to ask the foreman"

   Synonyms:
   hirer, tribal chief, headman, foreman, political boss, antique, gaffer, old geezer, chief, knob, old-timer, honcho, oldtimer, chieftain, head, party boss, top dog

   Antonyms:
   inferior

2. boss, hirernoun

   a person responsible for hiring workers

   "the boss hired three more men for the new job"

   Synonyms:
   honcho, gaffer, party boss, hirer, knob, chief, foreman, political boss

   Antonyms:
   inferior

3. bossnoun

   a person who exercises control and makes decisions

   "he is his own boss now"

   Synonyms:
   honcho, gaffer, party boss, hirer, knob, chief, foreman, political boss

   Antonyms:
   inferior

4. party boss, political boss, bossnoun

   a leader in a political party who controls votes and dictates appointments

   "party bosses have a reputation for corruption"

   Synonyms:
   honcho, gaffer, party boss, hirer, knob, chief, foreman, political boss

   Antonyms:
   inferior

5. knob, bossadjective

   a circular rounded projection or protuberance

   Synonyms:
   node, honcho, gaffer, thickening, hirer, knob, chief, foreman, pommel, political boss, party boss

   Antonyms:
   inferior

6. boss, bragverb

   exceptionally good

   "a boss hand at carpentry"; "his brag cornfield"

   Synonyms:
   brag

   Antonyms:
   inferior

7. emboss, boss, stampverb

   raise in a relief

   "embossed stationery"

   Synonyms:
   stomp, emboss, stamp, stereotype, stump, pigeonhole

   Antonyms:
   inferior

Matched Categories

1. • Employer
   • Impress
   • Leader
   • Politician

Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. bossnoun

   Synonyms:
   protuberance, knob, stud, protuberant part

2. bossnoun

   Synonyms:
   [colloquial, U. s.] superintendent, overseer, master-workman

3. bossverb

   Synonyms:
   stud, cover with bosses

4. bossverb

   Synonyms:
   [colloquial, U. S.] direct, oversee, superintend

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated WordsRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. bossnoun

   Synonyms:
   protuberance, stud, knob, process, superintendent, director, employer, foreman, overseer

2. bossverb

   Synonyms:
   direct, oversee, superintend, domineer, dominate, dictate

PPDB, the paraphrase databaseRate these paraphrases:0.0 / 0 votes

1. List of paraphrases for "boss":

   guv, patron, pattern, chief, head, skipper, -boss, chef, leader, owner, bosses, master, kingpin, landlord

NicknamesRate these nicknames:0.0 / 0 votes

1. List of known nicknames for "Boss":

   Lichelle Laws, Bo$$

Concise Medical Dictionary, by Joseph C Segen, MDRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. BOSS

   Synonyms:
   Balloon Optimisation vs Stent Study

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How to use boss in a sentence?

1. But Stratton:

   It was very difficult for him to ask his father permission to leave [the lifestyle], his father wasn’t happy about it. In the tape, you can see his father basically ripping through Junior. ‘Where’s your dignity? Where’s your manhood?’ But then he changes at a certain point. He becomes a father, instead of the godfather and the boss of the Gambino family. He understand that the life he led can go one or two ways. You die in prison or you die on the street.

2. Derek Chollet:

   Perhaps Mattis feels as though he has to test the proposition for himself, but I don't hold out much hope that he's going to get anywhere. If anything, he could expose himself as out of step with his boss, if he sends a tough message to the Russians, and they say: 'that's very interesting but your boss doesn't agree,' - then that's going to be an interesting conversation.

3. Harry S. Truman:

   When a leader is in the Democratic Party he is a boss, and when he is in the Republican Party he is a leader.

4. Comedian Joe Lycett:

   I think it's sort of a massive company taking on a little company, and it's not fair. And nobody's going to confuse a beer with Hugo Boss. I don't think I'd splash Comedian Joe Lycett with Heineken in the morning on my neck.

5. Michimasa Fujino:

   It's difficult for me to say with my boss sitting next to me, but since we've begun in the aircraft business, my feeling is I want to make it happen.