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head

[hed] / hɛd /
ADJECTIVE
most important; chief
Synonyms
STRONG
arch champion first front leading main pioneer premier prime principal
WEAK
foremost highest preeminent stellar supreme topmost
Antonyms
STRONG
auxiliary extra final inferior last least minor secondary subordinate unimportant
WEAK
lower second trivial
NOUN
top part of an animate body
Synonyms
STRONGEST
brain skull
STRONG
attic belfry capitulum coconut cranium crown dome noggin noodle pate scalp thinker upstairs
WEAK
gray matter think tank top story upper story
Antonyms
WEAK
bottom conclusion end ending finish follower foot ignorance inability rear stupidity
NOUN
leader
Synonyms
STRONGEST
chief commander director executive manager officer superintendent
STRONG
President boss captain chieftain honcho principal supervisor
WEAK
commanding officer dominator lead-off person top dog
Antonyms
STRONGEST
employee
STRONG
worker
WEAK
bottom conclusion end ending finish follower foot ignorance inability rear stupidity
NOUN
top part
Synonyms
STRONG
apex banner beak bill cap cork crest crown heading headline height peak pitch point promontory streamer summit tip vertex
Antonyms
STRONG
base bottom nadir
WEAK
conclusion end ending finish follower foot ignorance inability rear stupidity
NOUN
front, beginning
Synonyms
STRONG
commencement fore forefront fountainhead origin rise source start van vanguard
WEAK
first place
Antonyms
STRONG
completion conclusion death effect end ending finish result stop
WEAK
bottom follower foot ignorance inability rear stupidity
NOUN
ability, intelligence
Synonyms
STRONGEST
mind
STRONG
aptitude aptness bent brains capacity faculty flair genius gift intellect knack mentality talent thought turn understanding
Antonyms
STRONG
inability incapacity incompetence ineptitude ineptness lack
WEAK
bottom conclusion end ending finish follower foot ignorance rear stupidity
NOUN
turning point
Synonyms
STRONG
acme climax conclusion crisis culmination end
Antonyms
STRONG
beginning commencement opening start
WEAK
bottom ending finish follower foot ignorance inability rear stupidity
VERB
manage, oversee
Synonyms
STRONGEST
command control direct guide lead run
STRONG
address dominate govern pioneer precede rule supervise
WEAK
be first be in charge go first hold sway over lead the way
Antonyms
STRONGEST
abandon follow misguide mislead neglect obey
STRONG
serve submit surrender yield

Example Sentences

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Ned was not only removing Abby as head of Fidelity’s most important business—he was also stripping her of all operating responsibilities.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

Arun Mathai, budget officer and head of finance, has also been with the museum for 20 years and said it’s exciting to finally be on the other side of the project.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2026

World, formerly known as Worldcoin, is part of Tools for Humanity, a start-up co-founded and chaired by Sam Altman who is also the head of ChatGPT-maker OpenAI.

From BBC • Apr. 17, 2026

“It’s not what people expected, that’s for sure,” said Ron Hammond, head of policy and advocacy at Wintermute, a crypto market maker.

From Barron's • Apr. 17, 2026

She nodded at the oval in my hand and then leaned down, putting her head close to mine to loud-whisper.

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith