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chief

[cheef] / tʃif /
ADJECTIVE
most important, essential
Synonyms
STRONGEST
leading main preeminent prime principal
STRONG
arch capital cardinal central champion first grand head key major premier primary ruling star superior telling
WEAK
consequential controlling crucial effective especial foremost highest momentous number one outstanding paramount potent predominant primal significant stellar supreme uppermost vital weighty
Antonyms
STRONGEST
auxiliary extra inferior minor secondary subordinate unimportant
STRONG
bad inessential insignificant lower nonessential poor
WEAK
unnecessary
NOUN
person in charge
Synonyms
STRONGEST
captain commander director head leader manager ruler superintendent supervisor
STRONG
President bigwig boss chieftain dictator foreperson general governor honcho monarch overlord overseer principal proprietor ringleader sovereign suzerain
WEAK
big cheese big gun big wheel head honcho head person key player top brass top cat
Antonyms
STRONGEST
employee follower
WEAK
apprentice servant subordinate underling worker

Example Sentences

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Mira Murati, chief technology officer of OpenAI, was named interim CEO for a few days before she was replaced by tech entrepreneur Emmett Shear.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 11, 2026

Heathrow's passenger numbers dipped by 5.3% last month, with the airport's chief executive citing the conflict in the Middle East as the main reason.

From BBC • May 11, 2026

Blair Levin is a nonresident fellow at the Center for Strategic and International Studies and a former chief of staff at the Federal Communications Commission.

From MarketWatch • May 11, 2026

Bessent and He have been the chief negotiators for the United States and China on all trade and economic issues.

From Barron's • May 11, 2026

Klavdiya Ilushina, the chief engineer for the 588th Night Bomber Aviation Regiment, was at first annoyed at the working-class rough edges of the mechanics, who’d mostly had no higher education.

From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein

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