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Synonyms for boss
bɒs, bɔsboss

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Princeton's WordNet5.0 / 2 votes

  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

Dictionary of English Synonymes0.0 / 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 Words0.0 / 0 votes

  1. bossnoun

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

  2. bossverb

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

Nicknames0.0 / 0 votes

  1. List of known nicknames for "Boss":

    Lichelle Laws, Bo$$

Concise Medical Dictionary, by Joseph C Segen, MD0.0 / 0 votes

  1. BOSS

    Synonyms:
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How to use boss in a sentence?

  1. Jan Winburn:

    When I talk to young aspiring journalists, I give them this advice : More important than the specific job they will do, more important than the prestige of the organization they hope to work for is the values and character of the person who will be their boss, and when I say this, I think of Manuel.

  2. Dana Brownlee:

    Pick some opportunities to participate in events that you know the boss will be there. That gives you an opportunity to be in their space.

  3. Ross Taylor:

    You would hide trades, say the profit was from something else, manipulate pricing to disguise where it came from, all so you didn't have to give up the idea to the boss.

  4. Kellyanne Conway:

    And I really appreciate that from my boss, from the President. He is really great to the women who work for him.

  5. John Kelly:

    He did exactly what we teach them to do from cradle to grave, he went and told his boss what he just heard.


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