Antonyms for boss
bɒs, bɔsboss

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1. • Employer
   • Impress
   • Leader
   • Politician

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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"

   Antonyms:
   inferior

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

2. boss, hirernoun

   a person responsible for hiring workers

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

   Antonyms:
   inferior

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

3. bossnoun

   a person who exercises control and makes decisions

   "he is his own boss now"

   Antonyms:
   inferior

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

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"

   Antonyms:
   inferior

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

5. knob, bossadjective

   a circular rounded projection or protuberance

   Antonyms:
   inferior

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

6. boss, bragverb

   exceptionally good

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

   Antonyms:
   inferior

   Synonyms:
   brag

7. emboss, boss, stampverb

   raise in a relief

   "embossed stationery"

   Antonyms:
   inferior

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

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1. bossnoun

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

2. bossverb

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

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

1. BOSS

   Synonyms:
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How to use boss in a sentence?

1. Patrick Wanis:

   I think there is a cultural shift towards change and younger men are more open to change than older men, younger men have a very different perspective to their roles ... and younger men are not afraid of the woman being in power or having a female president or having a female boss.

2. Ilyse Hogue:

   No one should have to ask their boss for permission to get the healthcare they need. Period, we hope that the Supreme Court will agree with that simple statement.

3. Heru Budi Hartono:

   We are afraid if the boss gets in trouble, all of the staff below will be sucked in, all of our staff are very careful and afraid.

4. Jim Paulsen:

   There just doesn't seem to be big reaction by the U.S. stock market, the market may be more focused on the Fed's boss - the economy - than on the Fed itself.

5. Mark Erlich:

   In construction, when contractors started reclassifying their workers from employees to independent contractors, it was just a scam to save money, what's different now is it's no longer [ viewed as ] a' scam,' it's [ positioned by the companies ] as beautiful scheme -- a new conception of work in which you are your own boss, have flexibility scheduling -- it is actually seen as desirable.

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