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in charge

ADJECTIVE
administrative
Synonyms
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bureaucratic departmental governmental legislative managerial organizational policy-making regulatory supervisory
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authoritative central commanding controlling deciding decisive directing directive directorial executive governing in control jurisdictional official presiding regulative ruling superintending supervising
ADJECTIVE
commanding
Synonyms
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assertive compelling decisive dominant dominating forceful imposing impressive lofty
STRONG
arresting controlling striking
WEAK
advantageous autocratic bossy dictatorial imperious peremptory
Antonyms
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humble ineffective modest secondary subordinate unimportant unimpressive weak
WEAK
indecisive inferior unassertive uncontrolling
ADJECTIVE
managerial
Synonyms
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bureaucratic commanding directorial governmental legislative ministerial organizational policy-making regulatory supervisory
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authoritative central controlling deciding decisive departmental directing directive executive governing in control jurisdictional official presiding regulative ruling superintending supervising
ADJECTIVE
restrained
Synonyms
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discreet laid-back mild muted reasonable reticent subdued tasteful unobtrusive
STRONG
chilled controlled cool moderate plain retiring shrinking steady withdrawn
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bottled-up calm and collected conservative corked up in check inobtrusive on a leash self-controlled soft temperate unaffable undemonstrative under control under wraps unexcessive unexpansive unextreme uptight
Antonyms
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communicative
STRONG
extroverted friendly outgoing
WEAK
assured bold confident
ADJECTIVE
supervisory
Synonyms
STRONGEST
bureaucratic departmental governmental legislative managerial ministerial organizational policy-making regulatory
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authoritative central commanding controlling deciding decisive directing directive directorial executive governing in control jurisdictional official presiding regulative ruling superintending supervising

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Tottenham boss Thomas Frank has endured a difficult first season in charge, in part because of the amount of key personnel sidelined for long periods,

From Barron's

“You want to be in charge of drawing animals or maps?”

From Literature

Forest Engineer and Safety Officer Jim Rombach was in charge of making plans to keep the loggers safe in the event of a big eruption.

From Literature

“I’m in charge. Get out your maps. Let’s not run into each other.”

From Literature

They decide on the rules—as they did, the year Mr. DePalma was there, to ban cellphones—and are also in charge of enforcement.

From The Wall Street Journal

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