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coach

[kohch] / koʊtʃ /
NOUN
instructor, usually in recreation
Synonyms
STRONGEST
mentor teacher trainer
STRONG
educator skipper tutor
WEAK
drill instructor physical education instructor
Antonyms
WEAK
player pupil student
NOUN
carriage
Synonyms
STRONG
bus car chaise charabanc perambulator stage train vehicle victoria
WEAK
fourwheeler gocart tallyho
Antonyms
WEAK
player pupil student
VERB
instruct, usually in recreation
Synonyms
STRONGEST
teach train tutor
STRONG
cram drill educate hone prepare ready school
WEAK
break in lay it out for lick into shape pull one's coat put through the grind put through the mill
Antonyms
STRONGEST
learn
WEAK
accept listen

Example Sentences

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“I’m so fired up,” Servite coach Brandon Thomas said.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 5, 2026

INDIANAPOLIS—When Dusty May took over as Michigan’s basketball coach in 2024, he was stepping into an abject disaster.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026

Though University of Kentucky head coach Mark Pope called it “100% false” in a subsequent interview, the numbers being thrown around show just how big a business college sports have become.

From Salon • Apr. 5, 2026

"I worked with a lot of good strikers, with a lot of goals, with a lot of finals and trophies," said Lijnders, a former Liverpool coach.

From BBC • Apr. 4, 2026

It was on the way back from the tournament in Lakeland, and Webb was our head coach that day because Coach Trent was away on a business trip.

From "A High Five for Glenn Burke" by Phil Bildner

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.