Synonyms for Call the shots:

v.
• augur (verb)
- fore tell,
- called it,
- pre-sages,
- be speaking,
- fore-tells,
- psyching out,
- fore shadowing,
- crystalballs,
- fore shadows,
- hadst hunch,
- fore told,
- fore-cast,
- has hunch,
- calls it,
- fore telling,
- fore shadowed,
- fore casts,
- hast a hunch,
- be spake,
- fore-shadows,
- fore-shadowing,
- pro mises,
- fore-casts,
- pre-sage,
- soothsaid,
- fore-shadow,
- crystal balling,
- crystalballing,
- psychs out,
- having hunch,
- crystal balled,
- crystalballed,
- hath hunch,
- calling it,
- crystal-balled,
- be speak,
- haddest hunch,
- be-spoken,
- crystal-balls,
- be-speaking,
- be spoken,
- be-speaks,
- pro-mises,
- fore-told,
- fore casting,
- hath a hunch,
- pro-mise,
- be-speak,
- had a hunch,
- pre sage,
- crystal-balling,
- hast hunch,
- be-spake,
- fore-shadowed,
- fore tells,
- having a hunch,
- fore-telling,
- figures out,
- had hunch,
- fore shadow,
- fore-casting,
- crystalball,
- fore-tell,
- fore cast,
- be-spoke,
- pro mise,
- be spoke,
- hadst a hunch,
- haddest a hunch,
- be speaks,
- pre sages.
• be in charge (verb)
• determine (verb)
- in-cline,
- taking a decision,
- nailing down,
- takes a decision,
- fix up on,
- pinned down,
- dis pose,
- re solve,
- fixt upon,
- dis-posing,
- fixing upon,
- dis-pose,
- took decision,
- in-clines,
- pre-disposes,
- pre-disposed,
- pre-dispose,
- fixing up on,
- taking decision,
- in duce,
- fixt up on,
- pre disposes,
- nails down,
- takes decision,
- dis-posed,
- in-duces,
- in duces,
- re solves,
- fixes up on,
- fixes upon,
- dis posing,
- fixed up on,
- re-solving,
- dis posed,
- pre-disposing,
- in-duce,
- in cline,
- pre disposing,
- re-solved,
- pre dispose,
- re-solves,
- re-solve,
- took a decision,
- in clines.
• dictate (verb)
- de crees,
- reading riot act,
- puts foot down,
- call play,
- de-crees,
- calls tune,
- called tune,
- walked heavy,
- pre-scribing,
- call tune,
- calling the tune,
- lays down,
- reads riot act,
- pre scribe,
- called the play,
- lays down the law,
- taking reins,
- walks heavy,
- laying down the law,
- laid down the law,
- de-creed,
- pre-scribed,
- calls play,
- lays down law,
- calling play,
- pre-scribes,
- pre-scribe,
- de cree,
- calls the tune,
- takes the reins,
- reading the riot act,
- pre scribes,
- called the tune,
- calling tune,
- reads the riot act,
- lay down law,
- taking the reins,
- laying down law,
- calling the play,
- de creed,
- laid down law,
- putting foot down,
- took the reins,
- pre scribing,
- took reins,
- take reins,
- de-cree,
- calls the play,
- walking heavy,
- takes reins,
- called play.
• direct (verb)
• dominate (verb)
- hadst one's way,
- out shine,
- superabounds,
- sat on top of,
- hadst upper hand,
- had ones way,
- hast one way,
- over-borne,
- over ruling,
- having ones way,
- super-abound,
- over-ruled,
- super-abounding,
- hadst ones way,
- superabounded,
- over-rules,
- leading by the nose,
- held sway over,
- having way,
- pre dominated,
- Over-bearing,
- over bearing,
- haddest upper hand,
- out-shines,
- has ones way,
- haddest one way,
- plays first fiddle,
- out shining,
- over shadow,
- over bears,
- hast upper hand,
- haddest one's way,
- out-shining,
- lead by nose,
- having one way,
- had way,
- out-shone,
- over shadowed,
- detracting from,
- over shadowing,
- pre-vails,
- holding sway over,
- pre-dominated,
- kept under thumb,
- over-bears,
- pre-vailed,
- have ones way,
- out-shine,
- hast one's way,
- over rule,
- having one's way,
- holds sway over,
- keeps under thumb,
- hath one way,
- over shadows,
- sitting on top of,
- sub jugate,
- over-rule,
- leads by nose,
- sitting top of,
- over-shadow,
- hath upper hand,
- hadst one way,
- has way,
- over rules,
- detracts from,
- pre vails,
- pre dominates,
- prevailed over,
- leads by the nose,
- had upper hand,
- pre dominating,
- over-shadowing,
- pre-vail,
- had one way,
- has one way,
- over born,
- over-shadowed,
- playing first fiddle,
- pre-dominating,
- over borne,
- keeping under thumb,
- pre vail,
- hadst way,
- has one's way,
- super-abounds,
- had one's way,
- played first fiddle,
- over-ruling,
- pre vailing,
- super-abounded,
- pre-dominates,
- super abound,
- hath ones way,
- has upper hand,
- pre vailed,
- having upper hand,
- out shines,
- sat top of,
- super abounding,
- prevails over,
- haddest way,
- over ruled,
- hath way,
- led by nose,
- overborn,
- super abounds,
- super abounded,
- over-bore,
- prevailing over,
- hath one's way,
- sits on top of,
- haddest ones way,
- sits top of,
- over-shadows,
- detracted from,
- hast way,
- superabounding,
- have one way,
- pre-dominate,
- out-shined,
- out shone,
- out shined,
- over bore,
- sate top of,
- rule roost,
- over-born,
- sub-jugate,
- over bear,
- sate on top of,
- have way,
- sit top of,
- overbore,
- hast ones way,
- pre dominate,
- leading by nose.
• domineer (verb)
- inned the driver's seat,
- pushes buttons,
- are saddle,
- being in saddle,
- be the saddle,
- inning the driver's seat,
- are in saddle,
- ins driver's seat,
- kicks around,
- ins drivers seat,
- being in the saddle,
- were in the saddle,
- art saddle,
- inned driver seat,
- wast in saddle,
- ins the driver seat,
- was in the saddle,
- was saddle,
- being saddle,
- are the saddle,
- be saddle,
- being the saddle,
- is saddle,
- wert the saddle,
- am the saddle,
- were the saddle,
- throws weight around,
- are in the saddle,
- ins driver seat,
- wert in the saddle,
- inned driver's seat,
- art in saddle,
- pushing buttons,
- in the driver seat,
- was the saddle,
- were in saddle,
- was in saddle,
- threw weight around,
- inning driver seat,
- art in the saddle,
- am saddle,
- inning the drivers seat,
- in driver seat,
- in the drivers seat,
- were saddle,
- inned drivers seat,
- in drivers seat,
- pushes the buttons,
- wast in the saddle,
- inning drivers seat,
- pushed buttons,
- wert in saddle,
- is in saddle,
- is in the saddle,
- wert saddle,
- inned the driver seat,
- wast the saddle,
- inning the driver seat,
- ins the driver's seat,
- ins the drivers seat,
- inned the drivers seat,
- pushed the buttons,
- art the saddle,
- inning driver's seat,
- pushing the buttons,
- wast saddle,
- is the saddle.
• govern (verb)
- exercises authority,
- called signals,
- wear crown,
- pulled the strings,
- wert in power,
- holds dominion,
- call signals,
- are power,
- pulling the strings,
- art in power,
- is in power,
- being power,
- served people,
- occupied throne,
- serve people,
- held office,
- wearing the crown,
- pulled strings,
- exercised authority,
- calls the signals,
- holding office,
- pulling strings,
- serves people,
- were power,
- wears crown,
- calling signals,
- occupying throne,
- are in power,
- pulls the strings,
- serving the people,
- served the people,
- be power,
- calls signals,
- serves the people,
- wearing crown,
- being in power,
- wast power,
- wert power,
- am power,
- pulls strings,
- were in power,
- occupies throne,
- called the signals,
- art power,
- wast in power,
- assumes command,
- holding dominion,
- holds office,
- was in power,
- assumed command,
- calling the signals,
- assuming command,
- wore crown,
- held dominion,
- is power,
- holds sway,
- serving people,
- was power.
• lead (verb)
- gat jump on,
- gets the jump on,
- trailblazed,
- trailblazes,
- intro-duce,
- trail blazing,
- get jump on,
- gotten the jump on,
- got jump on,
- goes out in front,
- going out front,
- gat the jump on,
- trail blazed,
- getting the jump on,
- getting jump on,
- trail blaze,
- going out in front,
- goes out front,
- intro-duces,
- went out in front,
- trail blazes,
- went out front,
- pro duces,
- pro-duces,
- pro duce,
- got the jump on,
- intro duce,
- intro duces,
- results in,
- gets jump on,
- go out front,
- gotten jump on.
• manage (verb)
- engaging in,
- re quests,
- pre-sides,
- calls up on,
- engages in,
- watches over,
- pre-siding,
- pre-sided,
- take helm,
- call up on,
- takes the helm,
- called up on,
- calling up on,
- pre sides,
- dis-burses,
- takes over,
- pre sided,
- dis burses,
- re-quests,
- took over,
- re-questing,
- pre siding,
- re quested,
- taking helm,
- taking the helm,
- co-unselling,
- dis-burse,
- re questing,
- co unselling,
- dis burse,
- taking care of,
- calling upon,
- took the helm,
- takes helm,
- pre side,
- took helm,
- pre-side,
- holds down.
• operate (verb)
- am charge,
- art charge,
- wast charge,
- wast in charge,
- makes go,
- was charge,
- are charge,
- is charge,
- holding reins,
- held reins,
- held the reins,
- am in charge,
- pulls the wires,
- be charge,
- art in charge,
- pulling wires,
- hold reins,
- being in charge,
- making go,
- wert charge,
- pulls wires,
- were charge,
- pulled wires,
- pulling the wires,
- pulled the wires,
- holds reins,
- is in charge,
- made go,
- wert in charge,
- are in charge,
- being charge,
- holds the reins.
• order (verb)
- applying for,
- re-serve,
- re serving,
- contracting for,
- applies for,
- re serve,
- re quiring,
- re quired,
- re-serving,
- re-served,
- sending away for,
- sends away for,
- sent away for,
- re served,
- re quires,
- re quire,
- contracts for,
- re-serves,
- re-quire,
- re-quiring,
- re-quires,
- re-quired.
• order about (verb)
• Other relevant words: (verb)
- command,
- control.
• oversee (verb)
- keeping ones eye on,
- in-spects,
- over looks,
- keeps one eye on,
- keep eye on,
- over-look,
- over looked,
- over seen,
- over look,
- over seeing,
- keeping one's eye on,
- over-sees,
- kept one's eye on,
- kept eye on,
- over-seeing,
- keeping eye on,
- over-saw,
- keep one eye on,
- keeps one's eye on,
- kept ones eye on,
- over-seen,
- keep ones eye on,
- keeping one eye on,
- over see,
- over-see,
- in spects,
- keeps ones eye on,
- over-looking,
- over sees,
- kept one eye on,
- over-looks,
- over saw,
- baby sit,
- in-spect,
- keeps eye on,
- in spect.
• preponderate (verb)
• settle (verb)
- comes decision,
- come agreement,
- makes decision,
- comes to an agreement,
- comes to a conclusion,
- came to a conclusion,
- coming conclusion,
- coming to an agreement,
- set rights,
- making decision,
- coming decision,
- comes to conclusion,
- come a conclusion,
- sets to rights,
- came decision,
- setting rights,
- putting end to,
- coming to a conclusion,
- puts an end to,
- comes to decision,
- coming to agreement,
- comes a decision,
- made decision,
- forms judgment,
- putting into order,
- came conclusion,
- came an agreement,
- comes a conclusion,
- setting to rights,
- put in to order,
- puts end to,
- coming a conclusion,
- came to a decision,
- come a decision,
- come conclusion,
- cleaning up,
- came a conclusion,
- dis charge,
- coming to conclusion,
- comes conclusion,
- comes agreement,
- dis charged,
- comes to agreement,
- dis-charge,
- come decision,
- coming agreement,
- dis-charging,
- dis charges,
- coming an agreement,
- come an agreement,
- coming to decision,
- came a decision,
- comes an agreement,
- forming judgment,
- making certain,
- makes a decision,
- formed judgment,
- comes to a decision,
- puts into order,
- came agreement,
- came to decision,
- came to conclusion,
- sets rights,
- putting in to order,
- dis-charges,
- coming a decision,
- dis-charged,
- making a decision,
- came to agreement,
- dis charging,
- puts in to order,
- came to an agreement,
- coming to a decision.
• social (verb)
- call the shots.
• supervise (verb)
- wert responsible for,
- super-vised,
- wert duty,
- crack whip,
- super-vise,
- was duty,
- super-vising,
- being on duty,
- am duty,
- being responsible for,
- cracks the whip,
- were duty,
- keeping an eye on,
- art responsible for,
- was responsible for,
- cracking whip,
- am on duty,
- being duty,
- super vise,
- are duty,
- cracking the whip,
- keeps an eye on,
- am responsible for,
- are responsible for,
- wast responsible for,
- wast duty,
- is duty,
- be duty,
- were responsible for,
- cracks whip,
- wast on duty,
- is on duty,
- were on duty,
- cracked the whip,
- are on duty,
- wert on duty,
- was on duty,
- super vising,
- super vised,
- cracked whip.
Other synonyms:
• augur
- herald,
- foreshadowed,
- call shots,
- signify,
- figuring out,
- psyched out,
- Harbingering,
- have a hunch,
- call it,
- crystal-ball,
- presage,
- figured out,
- soothsays,
- Soothsay,
- figure out,
- have hunch,
- psych out,
- Harbingered,
- has a hunch.
• direct
- quarterbacking,
- running things,
- quarterbacks,
- preside over,
- have the say,
- presided over,
- head up,
- Shepherded,
- headed up,
- quarterback,
- Shepherding,
- heads up,
- control the affairs of,
- run things.
• dominate
- overbear,
- have one's way,
- prevail over,
- preponderate,
- lead by the nose,
- predominates,
- prevails,
- Superabound,
- over-bear,
- have upper hand,
- overbears,
- sit on top of,
- order about,
- detract from,
- Tyrannized,
- Subjecting,
- Subjected,
- keep under thumb,
- play first fiddle,
- led by the nose,
- overborne,
- hold sway over.
• domineer
- in the driver's seat,
- kicking around,
- Menaced,
- throwing weight around,
- push the buttons,
- kicked around,
- throw weight around,
- in driver's seat,
- kick around,
- henpecked.
• order
- send away for,
- applied for,
- pull strings,
- apply for,
- contract for,
- contracted for.
• Other relevant words:
- usurp,
- call the tune,
- deal,
- ply,
- desexualize,
- looks after,
- fall,
- square up,
- clean up,
- execute,
- work out,
- location,
- hold office,
- lead,
- assure,
- intend,
- watch,
- muddle,
- Cinching,
- annunciate,
- make a decision,
- Helming,
- auspicate,
- sterilize,
- knock about,
- Ultimated,
- track down,
- pull the wool over someone's eyes,
- leash,
- watched over,
- come to conclusion,
- finalise,
- bleed,
- leading,
- treat,
- ascendancy,
- kick about,
- distribute,
- be given,
- repeat,
- shape,
- control condition,
- break away,
- in operation,
- captained,
- hold dear,
- govern,
- monitor,
- take to the woods,
- care for,
- take the reins,
- wangle,
- lock,
- hightail it,
- cleans up,
- take the helm,
- controller,
- qualify,
- conciliate,
- specify,
- see to it,
- pull the strings,
- bear,
- trumpeter,
- bidding,
- toss,
- ascertain,
- take,
- treasure,
- discard,
- keep under one's thumb,
- announce,
- chair,
- predecessor,
- fling,
- leadership,
- prognosticate,
- dictate,
- pass,
- settle down,
- curb,
- go under,
- do by,
- scarper,
- ordering,
- holy order,
- borrow,
- regularize,
- babysit,
- read the riot act,
- governed,
- looked after,
- chuck out,
- put foot down,
- precede,
- succession,
- guild,
- rein,
- tether,
- called upon,
- trail-blazing,
- dead reckoning,
- influence,
- determine,
- make certain,
- guidebook,
- organize,
- cared for,
- operate on,
- enforce,
- made a decision,
- keep an eye on,
- go down,
- bunk,
- neaten,
- consort,
- restrict,
- take over,
- grip,
- cast out,
- takes care of,
- lead story,
- scat,
- tidy,
- posit,
- take root,
- auspex,
- toss away,
- mess,
- reconcile,
- jam,
- guessing,
- kettle of fish,
- jumper cable,
- outweigh,
- carry,
- look after,
- subside,
- ensure,
- injection,
- throw away,
- lineal,
- fixate,
- Cinched,
- shell out,
- conduct,
- escape,
- shooter,
- acclaim,
- holding sway,
- helm,
- ladder,
- lick,
- require,
- operate,
- dominate,
- gild,
- consecrate,
- overtop,
- prodigy,
- shaft,
- prepare,
- dominion,
- address,
- lam,
- nip,
- confidential information,
- mete out,
- rill,
- plow,
- settee,
- oversees,
- go,
- put away,
- bandy,
- jibe,
- dish out,
- modulate,
- Overseeing,
- take decision,
- fly the coop,
- carry off,
- mold,
- rate,
- master,
- template,
- lead-in,
- unmediated,
- guess,
- mastermind,
- sterilise,
- harness,
- trail-blazes,
- find out,
- tend,
- forecast,
- insure,
- visit,
- was in charge,
- exercising authority,
- persist,
- pencil lead,
- dominated,
- ready,
- manipulate,
- manoeuvre,
- engage in,
- snap,
- lean,
- hold,
- holding the reins,
- predominate,
- accept,
- make up,
- direct,
- orchestrate,
- iridescent,
- resulted in,
- take up,
- doctor,
- edict,
- head for the hills,
- ordinate,
- pb,
- calls upon,
- fasten,
- buy out,
- calculate,
- social club,
- get,
- repair,
- define,
- hint,
- campaign,
- be in driver's seat,
- mending,
- deposit,
- Piloted,
- constrain,
- melt,
- hunt down,
- piloting,
- pull off,
- establish,
- restore,
- hail,
- ahead,
- operating,
- lot,
- function,
- foretell,
- navigation,
- channelize,
- directly,
- patch up,
- make decision,
- sink,
- cast away,
- allot,
- fixed upon,
- held sway,
- governs,
- levy,
- booster cable,
- domineer,
- turn tail,
- extend,
- took care of,
- come to decision,
- run away,
- come to an agreement,
- pin down,
- bring off,
- exercise authority,
- target,
- settle,
- inflict,
- omen,
- touch on,
- principle,
- ravel,
- rules of order,
- wind,
- mastery,
- trailblazing,
- verbatim,
- scout,
- wield,
- course,
- narrow down,
- star,
- deal with,
- keep one's eye on,
- top,
- rescript,
- occupy throne,
- come to a decision,
- make up one's mind,
- serve the people,
- laying down,
- secure,
- pilotage,
- stab,
- trail,
- wear the crown,
- kept an eye on,
- fix upon,
- bid,
- take aim,
- restraint,
- political campaign,
- runnel,
- prognostication,
- running,
- hole,
- locating,
- rank,
- starring,
- hold sway,
- prevail,
- palm,
- forerunner,
- atomic number 82,
- unravel,
- orderliness,
- program line,
- shooting,
- desexualise,
- black market,
- result in,
- manoeuver,
- trap,
- pickle,
- throw out,
- outbalance,
- baby-sit,
- rivulet,
- channelise,
- footrace,
- regularise,
- Helmed,
- tally,
- reparation,
- mean,
- solve,
- Operated,
- pay off,
- enact,
- watch over,
- place,
- lay down the law,
- straighten,
- watching over,
- limit,
- bushel,
- furbish up,
- snapshot,
- dole out,
- Ultimating,
- lodge,
- dictation,
- make out,
- make do,
- purchase order,
- usher,
- hunt,
- straight,
- organise,
- unsex,
- stand for,
- hoodwink,
- signal caller,
- precursor,
- finagle,
- dig,
- contribute,
- tip,
- pin up,
- cherish,
- send,
- pay back,
- assume,
- steady down,
- chatoyant,
- say,
- foot race,
- relieve,
- negociate,
- draw,
- contend,
- work,
- localisation,
- buy up,
- prefigure,
- bode,
- call upon,
- augur,
- hold the reins,
- sovereignty,
- tidy up,
- predict,
- barb,
- straighten out,
- streak,
- be in charge,
- ascendence,
- cleaned up,
- monastic order,
- maneuver,
- learn,
- order,
- normal,
- betoken,
- settled,
- descend,
- bear down,
- prognostic,
- steer,
- train,
- mesh,
- root,
- be in saddle,
- come to agreement,
- run for,
- take care of,
- wears the crown,
- pattern,
- overbalance,
- were in charge,
- absorb,
- society,
- hold dominion,
- tyrannise,
- jumper lead,
- arrange,
- put into order,
- be on duty,
- get back,
- skippered,
- read riot act,
- call the signals,
- leave,
- fixing,
- grapple,
- locate,
- get the jump on,
- pull wires,
- finalize,
- cope,
- eclipse,
- stroke,
- peg down,
- oversee,
- find,
- pathfinder,
- ascendance,
- baffle,
- conduce,
- wore the crown,
- convention,
- outpouring,
- manage,
- Concerting,
- prima,
- set to rights,
- colonised,
- desex,
- call the play,
- foreshadow,
- set up,
- keep in line,
- ruler,
- Regimenting,
- slam,
- held down,
- assume command,
- parcel out,
- care,
- die hard,
- get by,
- makes certain,
- lay down,
- resolve,
- range,
- arrogate,
- dispense,
- pellet,
- contain,
- spark advance,
- take on,
- cover,
- operational,
- statement,
- taking over,
- snow,
- be responsible for,
- melt down,
- skippering,
- linguistic rule,
- follow,
- walk heavy,
- running play,
- parliamentary procedure,
- engaged in,
- scene,
- parliamentary law,
- cook,
- enjoin,
- put end to,
- mend,
- moderate,
- test,
- preeminent,
- crack,
- portend,
- toss out,
- pins down,
- trial,
- play,
- is responsible for,
- put an end to,
- hold down,
- running game,
- track,
- formula,
- stellar,
- order of magnitude,
- be in power,
- adjudicate,
- point,
- bamboozle,
- blastoff,
- move,
- supervise,
- go out in front,
- play false,
- looking after,
- portent,
- templet,
- put,
- prescript,
- engage,
- make,
- colonized,
- club,
- square away,
- in the lead,
- instruction,
- seize,
- engineer,
- square off,
- verify,
- dominance,
- trail-blazed,
- gear up,
- come to a conclusion,
- regulation,
- harbinger,
- incline,
- tyrannize,
- crack the whip,
- trailblaze,
- see,
- discharge,
- grade,
- handgrip,
- principal,
- nail down,
- deal out,
- feed,
- resulting in,
- set,
- pull the wires,
- ascendency,
- check,
- streamlet,
- make go,
- ultimates,
- flow,
- changeable,
- administrate,
- puzzle out,
- tell,
- ensconce,
- fixture,
- cast aside,
- hold in,
- take a decision,
- situate,
- made certain,
- fiat,
- head,
- adopt,
- guesswork,
- form judgment,
- captaining,
- pinning down,
- localization,
- trail-blaze,
- ordination,
- gibe,
- guide on,
- result,
- overshadow,
- aim,
- overlook,
- sit,
- bring down,
- field general,
- narrow,
- cares for,
- endure,
- observe,
- laid down,
- race.
• preponderate
- reign supreme.
• Other relevant words (noun):
- decide,
- superintend,
- regulate,
- decree,
- administer,
- ordain,
- impose,
- guide,
- be in command,
- rule the roost,
- administer affairs,
- administer matters,
- administer things,
- prescribe,
- handle,
- fix,
- dispose,
- occupy the throne,
- reign,
- shot,
- run,
- rule.

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"call the shots" is a song by American rock band Guns N' Roses. It was released as the lead single from the album Appetite for Destruction on June 17, 1987. "Call the shots" is the band's first number-one single in the United States.

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