Synonyms for chief
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English Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:3.0 / 1 vote

1. chief

   Synonyms:
   adversary, antagonist, betrayer, commander, enemy, foe, hinderer, instigator, leader, opponent, opposer, principal, rival

   Antonyms:
   abetter, abettor, accessory, accomplice, ally, assistant, associate, attendant, coadjutor, colleague, companion, confederate, follower, helper, henchman, participator, partner, retainer

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1. head, chief, top dognoun

   a person who is in charge

   "the head of the whole operation"

   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

   Antonyms:
   unimportant

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"

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

   Antonyms:
   unimportant

3. headman, tribal chief, chieftain, chiefadjective

   the head of a tribe or clan

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

   Antonyms:
   unimportant

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

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1. • Leader
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Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:3.0 / 1 vote

1. chiefadjective

   Synonyms:
   leading, supreme, headmost, first, supreme, most eminent

2. chiefadjective

   Synonyms:
   principal, main, prime, vital, especial, great, grand, cardinal, master, most important

3. chiefnoun

   Synonyms:
   chieftain, commander

4. chiefnoun

   Synonyms:
   leader, head, corypheus, principal person

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

1. chiefadjective

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

2. chiefnoun

   Synonyms:
   head, leader, commander, chieftain, captain

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1. List of paraphrases for "chief":

   head, leader, chef, director, boss, main, commander, principal, administrative, heads, jefe, minister, chairman, manager, sir, senior, steering, director-general, primary, jefa, chiefs, master, major, president, sarge, secretariat

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1. Jacob Frey:

   The technique that was used is not permitted ; is not a technique that Four Minneapolis police officers get trained in on, and our chief has been very clear on that piece. There is no reason to apply that kind of pressure with a knee to someone's neck.

2. Florida Sheriff Grady Judd:

   If you are foolish enough to break into someone’s home, you can expect to be shot in Polk County, it’s more important to have a gun in your hand than a cop on the phone. Such full-throated embrace of the Second Amendment as a crime-fighting tool isn't confined to red states like Florida. I want as many law-abiding citizens to arm themselves in Polk County as we can get. - Milwaukee County Sheriff Milwaukee County Sheriff David Clarke One California police chief is backing teachers in his district packing heat. Detroit Police Chief James Craig has been a leader in urging Detroit Police Chief James Craig community to arm Detroit Police. A Maryland sheriff is working with the state’s general assembly to try to make it easier for citizens to obtain handgun permits. In the Law Center to Prevent Gun Violence’s most recent ranking of states with the strongest gun laws, California( 1), Maryland( 4) and Michigan( 15) ranked near the top of the pack. Some gun rights advocates say terror attacks at home and abroad have contributed to a change in attitudes about gun ownership among community members and authorities, even in locales historically hostile towards the Second Amendment.

3. Bill Hagerty:

   Given the ongoing failures witnessed in Afghanistan, it will be incumbent upon Mayor Emanuel to demonstrate strongly his ability to represent America’s vital interests in the region, and to protect the thousands of our citizens that are in Japan on any given day under the U.S. Ambassador’s Chief of Mission authority just as I did, the Japanese people have an incredible spirit and a deep love for the United States, and I have no doubt that they look forward to welcoming the next U.S. Ambassador.

4. Stuart Grant:

   Leo Strine as chief justice has had more influence in a short time on the Supreme Court than probably any chief justice in Delaware, maybe any jurist for the amount of time he has spent on the court.

5. Samuel Johnson:

   Hope is itself a species of happiness, and, perhaps, the chief happiness which this world affords.