96 Synonyms & Antonyms For CHIEF

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Definitions chief [cheef] / tʃif / ADJECTIVE most important, essential Synonyms STRONGEST leading main preeminent prime principal STRONG arch capital cardinal central champion first grand head key major premier primary ruling star superior telling WEAK consequential controlling crucial effective especial foremost highest momentous number one outstanding paramount potent predominant primal significant stellar supreme uppermost vital weighty Antonyms STRONGEST auxiliary extra inferior minor secondary subordinate unimportant STRONG bad inessential insignificant lower nonessential poor WEAK unnecessary NOUN person in charge Synonyms STRONGEST captain commander director head leader manager ruler superintendent supervisor STRONG President bigwig boss chieftain dictator foreperson general governor honcho monarch overlord overseer principal proprietor ringleader sovereign suzerain WEAK big cheese big gun big wheel head honcho head person key player top brass top cat Antonyms STRONGEST employee follower WEAK apprentice servant subordinate underling worker

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Graeme Anderson, the chief executive of CX Power, strategic developer of the green energy hub plans, said they were still at an "early and exciting stage".

From BBC

When the fighters go out on "operations", the youngest among them like Paluku, were "supposed to bring something back for the chief's wife," he said, like soap, cooking oil or fabric.

From Barron's

“We’ve been trying to figure out how do we not just make a humanoid robot, but also make a humanoid robot that does useful work,” said Pras Velagapudi, chief technology officer at Agility Robotics.

From The Wall Street Journal

“Given the exciting potential for collaboration, I would welcome a call at your earliest convenience to explore how we can best work together,” he wrote, signing the letter as the chief executive of Total90 LLC.

From The Wall Street Journal

The interplay between “a surging economy and a soft labor market,” argues Joseph Brusuelas, chief economist at the business consulting firm RSM, “is likely to be the major economic narrative next year.”

From Los Angeles Times

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administrator arch basic best big cheese big league big-league boss capital cardinal central champion commander deciding dictator director dominant dominant employer especial essential executive exec first flagship foremost great grandest governor grand head heavyweight highest honcho high-grade high higher-up important key leader loftiest magnate main major-league major major master master masters more dominant more dominant more necessary more primary more primary more special more prominent more senior more urgent most basic most primary most primary most senior most premier most special most urgent needful necessary notable officer outstanding overlord paramount patriarch personalities personage/personality personages potentate predominant preeminent premier prepotent primal primary primary/prime primest principal principal prominent provost ringleader ruling senior sovereign sovereign special star staple starrer stellar straw boss strongman superior superintendent superiors supreme taskmistress top top topmost toppest urgent utmost

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