Synonyms for commander
kəˈmæn dər, -ˈmɑn-com·man·der

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1. commander

   Synonyms:
   adversary, antagonist, betrayer, chief, 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. commanding officer, commandant, commandernoun

   an officer in command of a military unit

   Synonyms:
   air force officer, commandant, commanding officer

2. commandernoun

   someone in an official position of authority who can command or control others

   Synonyms:
   air force officer, commandant, commanding officer

3. commandernoun

   a commissioned naval officer who ranks above a lieutenant commander and below a captain

   Synonyms:
   air force officer, commandant, commanding officer

4. air force officer, commandernoun

   an officer in the airforce

   Synonyms:
   commanding officer, commandant, air force officer

Matched Categories

1. • Commissioned Naval Officer
   • Leader
   • Military

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1. commandernoun

   Synonyms:
   chief, chieftain, leader, captain

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1. List of paraphrases for "commander":

   commandant, commanding, comandante, captain, commanders, leader, skipper, chief, co, commander-in-chief, comd, sir, command, kommandant, cmdr., -commander, frigate, maj., c.o., cdt, major, pilot-in-command, g.o.c., commendatore, head, lieutenant-commander

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How to use commander in a sentence?

1. Stanislaw Koziej:

   It is a whole series of exercises, aimed at testing ... all of the state's elements - the government, ministers, regional governors, local councils, boroughs - in a time of crisis and war, these elements - including a candidate for wartime commander-in-chief, who should be appointed soon - need to be trained.

2. Josh Rubinstein:

   The temperature is increasing and the humidity is dropping, the incident commander is being very cautious in releasing too many resources too soon.

3. Tom Steyer:

   What were hearing here is a very long dissertation about exactly why America should be the worlds policemen, so, when were talking about Former Vice President Joe Biden role in the world and commander in chief, we have abandoned diplomacy, we dont have a strategy and we dont have allies.

4. Kamala Harris:

   We need to begin impeachment proceedings and we need a new commander in chief !

5. Michael McCaul:

   I do think that's a premature comment, off-the-cuff, and everybody listens to the commander-in-chief.