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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A former minister and chief of staff under outgoing President Rodrigo Chaves, she is hoping for a sweep in legislative elections.

From Barron's

Nvidia chief executive Jensen Huang has insisted the US tech giant will make a "huge" investment in OpenAI and dismissed as "nonsense" reports that he is unhappy with the generative AI star.

From Barron's

Vancouver police chief Steven Rai said his force had been willing to support the plan, but "it quickly became evident that it just wasn't working."

From Barron's

This week, Israel's military intelligence chief, Shlomi Binder, met US intelligence agencies in Washington.

From BBC

As global chief operating officer, he oversaw U.S. sales.

From The Wall Street Journal

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