Definitions

captaincy

[kap-tuhn-see] / ˈkæp tən si /

NOUN

leadership

Synonyms

STRONGEST

captainship care coaching direction encouragement guardianship guidance initiative lead navigation overseeing pilotage piloting shepherding steering stewardship superintendence superintendency supervision tutelage

STRONG

administration directorship generalship governance government influence management running sway

WEAK

authority command control domination dominion power reign rule

Antonyms

STRONGEST

subordination

STRONG

deference obedience submission subservience

WEAK

impotence

NOUN

navigation

Synonyms

STRONGEST

boating exploration shipping

STRONG

aeronautics captainship flying pilotage piloting sailing seafaring seamanship steerage steering voyage yachting

WEAK

cruising helmsmanship nautics navigating ocean travel plotting a course voyaging

Example Sentences

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But on if Stokes will resume the captaincy, a position he has held since 2022, Key offered no guarantees.

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026

Asked by BBC Sport if he felt Stokes could resign the captaincy and retire from playing, Key said: "He has not intimated that to me."

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026

Tuchel started with Rogers against New Zealand, although nothing could be read into that as Bellingham came on for the second half and took on the captaincy.

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026

A year later, when Root relinquished the captaincy, Stokes was there with what he called "love, respect and support".

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

His eyes, not clouded with drink but clear of purpose, were fixed on the captaincy of this reeling ship.

From "Ophelia" by Lisa Klein

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