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boss
noun as in manager over other employees
Strongest matches
administrator, chief, chieftain, director, employer, executive, leader, owner, supervisor
Strong matches
controller, exec, foreperson, head, honcho, overseer, superintendent, wheel
Weak matches
big cheese, big gun, big person, dominator, girlboss, head honcho, helmer, person in charge, taskperson, top dog
noun as in game antagonist
verb as in control; command
Strong matches
administer, administrate, chaperone, direct, employ, manage, overlook, oversee, quarterback, run, superintend, supervise, survey
Weak match
Example Sentences
There's only one thing worse than an abusive boss -- and that's a boss who thinks they can make up for their bad behavior by turning on the charm the following day.
It was a creditable display in testing circumstances, maintaining Bellamy’s unbeaten start as Wales boss after five matches.
In a letter with over 200 signatories, hospitality bosses last week told the chancellor the industry was disproportionately impacted by the "unsustainable" tax hike.
Significant as the HHS role is, Kennedy would still find his powers curtailed by the limits of the agency’s reach — and potentially by the whims of his boss.
The order, Justice Mathur adds, is a "strong message for state machinery to not align with political bosses but to act in accordance with law".
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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