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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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In 2018, Hunter's former England head coach Simon Middleton tipped his captain to take over his role one day.

From BBC • Apr. 6, 2026

By then Wooden had become even more than a basketball coach to stars such as Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Bill Walton.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026

Now she returns for the 2026 Women's Six Nations as England's new lead attack and backs coach, replacing former assistant coach Lou Meadows.

From BBC • Apr. 6, 2026

A year later, Close returned to the West Coast as the head coach of UCLA’s women’s team.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026

The image, like the others, quickly faded and was replaced by his Little League coach, Mr. Welch.

From "Earthquake Terror" by Peg Kehret

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