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commandant

[kom-uhn-dant, -dahnt, kom-uhn-dant, -dahnt] / ˌkɒm ənˈdænt, -ˈdɑnt, ˈkɒm ənˌdænt, -ˌdɑnt /
NOUN
commander
Synonyms
STRONGEST
administrator captain chief director head officer ruler
STRONG
boss co czar don exec guru kingfish kingpin mastermind skipper
WEAK
big cheese head honcho head person high priest/priestess higher up lead-off person point person top banana top brass top dog
Antonyms
STRONGEST
employee worker
WEAK
follower
NOUN
commanding officer
Synonyms
STRONGEST
commander
WEAK
co general hetman old man sirdar
NOUN
lord
Synonyms
STRONG
aristocrat baron bishop captain commander count dad don duke earl governor king leader liege magnate marquis monarch nobility noble nobleman overlord parliamentarian patrician peer potentate prince royalty ruler seigneur sovereign superior viscount
WEAK
man upstairs old man
Antonyms
STRONG
commoner follower inferior servant
NOUN
master
Synonyms
STRONGEST
administrator boss commander director guru instructor judge manager owner ruler teacher
STRONG
captain chief chieftain conqueror controller employer general governor guide head lord matriarch overlord overseer patriarch pedagogue preceptor principal pro skipper superintendent supervisor swami taskmaster tutor wheel
WEAK
commanding officer head person schoolmaster/mistress spiritual leader top dog
Antonyms
STRONGEST
employee follower pupil student worker
WEAK
amateur sancho servant

Example Sentences

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Rep. Lauren Underwood, D-Ill., met with the Coast Guard’s acting commandant, Admiral Kevin Lunday, to discuss the policy.

From Salon • Nov. 21, 2025

In 2024 I helped the nonprofit Counter Extremism Project buy the house next door to Auschwitz, where camp commandant Rudolf Höss lived with his family.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 20, 2025

Linda Fagan, who was commandant of the U.S.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 9, 2025

The Nazi officer made commandant of the concentration camp, Rudolf Höss, brought the motto Arbeit Macht Frei - works sets you free - from another camp where he had worked, at Dachau in Germany.

From BBC • Jan. 16, 2025

The portly commandant chews on a thought for a moment.

From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr

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