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Antonyms for chief
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  1. head, chief, top dognoun

    a person who is in charge

    "the head of the whole operation"

    Antonyms:
    unimportant

    Synonyms:
    tribal chief, heading, promontory, psyche, school principal, honcho, mind, head teacher, nous, question, chieftain, foreman, point, gaffer, top dog, headman, brain, headland, head, header, principal, headspring, foreland, pass, headway, read/write head, drumhead, head word, forefront, capitulum, oral sex, boss, fountainhead, caput, straits

  2. foreman, chief, gaffer, honcho, bossnoun

    a person who exercises control over workers

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

    Antonyms:
    unimportant

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

  3. headman, tribal chief, chieftain, chiefadjective

    the head of a tribe or clan

    Antonyms:
    unimportant

    Synonyms:
    headsman, head, honcho, gaffer, top dog, tribal chief, chieftain, foreman, headman, boss, captain

  4. chief(a), main(a), primary(a), principal(a), master(a)adjective

    most important element

    "the chief aim of living"; "the main doors were of solid glass"; "the principal rivers of America"; "the principal example"; "policemen were primary targets"; "the master bedroom"; "a master switch"

    Antonyms:
    unimportant

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words0.0 / 0 votes

  1. chiefadjective

    Synonyms:
    leading, supreme, main, head, principal, paramount, prime, cardinal, major, foremost

  2. chiefnoun

    Synonyms:
    head, leader, commander, chieftain, captain

How to use chief in a sentence?

  1. Peter Meijer:

    President Biden is the commander in chief, he needs to order the Department of Defense… to execute on this… this is not something that Congress can order, this lies at the feet of the president.

  2. Deutsche Bahn procurement chief:

    We are looking for suppliers worldwide, we expect that by 2017 Chinese companies will be in a position to take part in tenders for wheels or wheel sets. Deutsche Bahn procurement chief added :.

  3. Pivotal Research analyst Brian Wieser:

    If Chief Executive Les Moonves are Chief Executive Les Moonves, Chief Executive Les Moonves may pay more for ad-free.

  4. Sean Higgins:

    His crassness bothers me, his vulgarity bothers me. This is going to be someone who will be our commander in chief.

  5. President Donald Trump:

    With today's signing I will proudly appoint John Raymond the first chief of space operations and John Raymond will become the very first member of the Space Force and John Raymond will be on the Joint Chiefs of Staff, john Raymond will be on the Joint Chiefs of Staff, which is now expanding by one position. John Raymond's John Raymond.

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