Synonyms for chief
tʃifchief

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

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

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

Matched Categories

1. • Leader
   • Supervisor

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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How to use chief in a sentence?

1. Chinese Vice President Li Yuanchao:

   Having an election in 2017 for the chief executive using universal suffrage is the genuine hope of the central government, and also the common wish of the majority of Hong Kong's people.

2. Jack McCain:

   Donald Trump has to understand he's running to be the commander in chief of the United States military, when you're doing so, if an individual gets rolled up and becomes a prisoner of war, then is he going to abandon them simply because he doesn't like people who are captured? I think that's a pretty inflammatory statement for somebody who is trying to be the commander-in-chief of the United States military.

3. Kurt Vonnegut, Breakfast of Champions:

   The chief weapon of sea pirates, however, was their capacity to astonish. Nobody else could believe, until it was too late, how heartless and greedy they were.

4. Clint Watts:

   The single most important source of political information was links to unverified WikiLeaks stories. We believe there was automation pushing those links around but that is our next research project. part of the reason active measures worked in the U.S. election is because the commander in chief used Russian active measures at times against his opponents.

5. Senior Superintendentof Police Rao Anwar:

   I am going to share good news with you that a cousin of TTP chief Mullah Fazlullah has been killed, khursheed was involved in various incidents of terrorism, including attacks on education activist Malala Yousafzai as well as military and police in Karachi’s Quaidabad area.