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| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | be in charge, control |
| Synonyms: | administer, advocate, boss, call the shots, call upon, captain, care for, carry on, command, concert, conduct, counsel, designate, direct, disburse, dominate, engage in, engineer, execute, govern, guide, handle, head, hold down, influence, instruct, maintain, manipulate, minister, officiate, operate, oversee, pilot, ply, preside, regulate, request, rule, run, run the show, steer, superintend, supervise, take care of, take over, take the helm, train, use, watch, watch over, wield |
| Antonyms: | bumble, mismanage |
| Main Entry: | marvelous |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | superb, great |
| Synonyms: | agreeable, astonishing, bad*, boss*, colossal, cool*, divine, dreamy*, enjoyable, excellent, fab, fabulous, fantastic, glorious, greatest, groovy*, hot*, keen, magnificent, neat*, out of this world, outrageous, peachy, pleasant, pleasurable, prime*, rewarding, satisfying, sensational, smashing, solid gold, solid*, spectacular, splendid, stupendous, super, supreme, swell, terrific, wonderful |
| Antonyms: | inconsiderable, insignificant, paltry, worthless |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | master |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | person in charge, female or male |
| Synonyms: | administrator, boss, captain, chief, chieftain, commandant, commander, commanding officer, conqueror, controller, director, employer, general, governor, guide, guru, head, head person, instructor, judge, lord, manager, matriarch, overlord, overseer, owner, patriarch, pedagogue, preceptor, principal, pro, ruler, schoolmaster/ mistress, skipper, slave driver, spiritual leader, superintendent, supervisor, swami, taskmaster, teacher, top dog, tutor, wheel |
| Antonyms: | servant |
| Main Entry: | meritorious |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | honorable, commendable |
| Synonyms: | admirable, boss*, choice, creditable, deserving, estimable, excellent, exemplary, golden, good, laudable, meritable, noble, praisable, praiseworthy, right, righteous, thankworthy, top drawer, virtuous, winner, world-beating, worthy |
| Notes: | meretricious means of or pertaining to prostitutes - alluring by vulgar or flashy display - based on pretense or insincerity; meritorious means deserving reward or praise |
| Antonyms: | corrupt, dishonorable, immoral, improper, unworthy, wrong |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | mighty |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | forceful, powerful |
| Synonyms: | boss*, doughty, hardy, indomitable, lusty, muscular, omnipotent, potent, powerhouse, puissant, robust, stalwart, steamroller, stout, strapping, strengthy, strong, strong as ox, sturdy, vigorous, wieldy |
| Antonyms: | delicate, powerless, weak |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | noteworthy |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | important |
| Synonyms: | boss*, conspicuous, cool*, evident, exceptional, extraordinary, heavy*, high-profile, hot*, major-league, manifest, meaningful, memorable, mind-blowing*, murder, nameable, notable, noticeable, observable, outstanding, patent, prominent, red-letter, remarkable, serious, significant, something else, splash*, stand-out, super, terrific, the end, underlined, unique, unusual, utmost |
| Antonyms: | common, inconsequential, insignificant, ordinary, unimportant |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | official |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | person representing organization |
| Synonyms: | CEO, administrator, agent, big shot, boss, brains, brass, bureaucrat, chancellor, civil servant, commissioner, comptroller, dignitary, director, exec, executive, front office, functionary, governor, head person, higher-up, incumbent, leader, magistrate, manager, marshal, mayor, minister, officeholder, officer, panjandrum, premier, president, representative, secretary, top brass, top dog, top drawer, top*, treasurer |
| Notes: | an official (noun) is one who holds or is invested with an office or a referee or umpire in a game or sport - (adjective) having official authority or of or relating to an office; officious means marked by excessive eagerness in offering services or advice where they are neither requested nor needed |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | officiate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | oversee, manage |
| Synonyms: | act, boss, chair, command, conduct, direct, do the honors, emcee, function, govern, handle, preside, run, serve, superintend, umpire |
| Antonyms: | follow |
| Main Entry: | order about |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | dominate |
| Synonyms: | boss, bully, call the shots, command, control, dictate, direct, influence, keep under one's thumb, manage, master, run the show |
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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