Synonyms for Chief:

• adj.

  •all (adjective)
  • chief.
  •arch (adjective)
  • leading.
  •basic (adjective)
  • elemental,
  • in dispensable,
  • sub-stratal,
  • sub stratal,
  • more substratal,
  • under-lying,
  • most substratal,
  • under lying,
  • in-dispensable,
  • substratal.
  •best (adjective)
  • more out of sight,
  • topser,
  • nonpareil,
  • incomparable,
  • most first rate,
  • most out-of-sight,
  • more out-of-sight,
  • in-comparable,
  • in comparable,
  • more primo,
  • second none,
  • firstrate,
  • more nonpareil,
  • topsest,
  • number 1,
  • most out of sight,
  • more transcendent,
  • un equaled,
  • most primo,
  • perfect,
  • un-equaled,
  • most nonpareil,
  • first rate,
  • out-of-sight,
  • in-imitable,
  • un-paralleled,
  • un paralleled,
  • un-rivaled,
  • un rivaled,
  • matchless,
  • in imitable,
  • un surpassed,
  • un-surpassed.
  •big league (adjective)
  • playing hard ball,
  • four-star,
  • front page,
  • high-power,
  • front-page,
  • bigtime,
  • strictly business.
  •capital (adjective)
  • more overruling,
  • over-ruling,
  • over ruling,
  • most overruling,
  • fundamental,
  • most fundamental.
  •cardinal (adjective)
  • over riding,
  • pivotal,
  • over-riding.
  •central (adjective)
  • inmost,
  • axial,
  • nuclear,
  • midmost,
  • centroidal,
  • mid-way,
  • middlemost,
  • Omphalic,
  • centric,
  • umbilical.
  •champion (adjective)
  • more prize-winning,
  • un beaten,
  • un defeated,
  • most prize-winning,
  • prize winning,
  • most prize winning,
  • out world,
  • topnotch,
  • out this world,
  • out of world,
  • topflight,
  • un-defeated,
  • most prizewinning,
  • out of sight,
  • more prize winning,
  • more prizewinning,
  • top flight,
  • blueribbon,
  • out sight,
  • un-beaten,
  • top notch.
  •dominant (adjective)
  • over-balancing,
  • out weighing,
  • more predominate,
  • most overbalancing,
  • over balancing,
  • most outweighing,
  • more surpassing,
  • prevailing,
  • most overweighing,
  • sur-passing,
  • more outweighing,
  • most obtaining,
  • more obtaining,
  • pre dominate,
  • pre-siding,
  • pre-dominate,
  • more overbalancing,
  • over bearing,
  • pre vailing,
  • pre siding,
  • more overweighing,
  • over-weighing,
  • more prevalent,
  • most predominate,
  • pre-vailing,
  • out-weighing,
  • over weighing,
  • Over-bearing,
  • preponderant,
  • most surpassing,
  • sur passing.
  •especial (adjective)
  • unique,
  • personal,
  • extra ordinary.
  •essential (adjective)
  • more righthand,
  • re quired,
  • wanted,
  • more right-hand,
  • pre requisite,
  • most righthand,
  • more right hand,
  • most right-hand,
  • most right hand,
  • re-quired,
  • right-hand.
  •first (adjective)
  • more first-string,
  • most first string,
  • most ranking,
  • top list,
  • most firststring,
  • more firststring,
  • most first-string,
  • head of line,
  • top the list,
  • firststring,
  • more ranking,
  • more first string,
  • top of list.
  •foremost (adjective)
  • most hotdog,
  • most hotshot,
  • fore-most,
  • most inaugural,
  • more hotdog,
  • more inaugural,
  • more headmost,
  • initial,
  • in-augural,
  • head-most,
  • fore most,
  • in augural,
  • most headmost,
  • heavy stuff,
  • more hotshot,
  • head most,
  • at leading edge.
  •grand (adjective)
  • mightiest,
  • grandest.
  •great (adjective)
  • high minded,
  • highminded,
  • greater,
  • sub-lime,
  • most famous,
  • sub lime,
  • famous,
  • puissant.
  •heavyweight (adjective)
  • heavyweight,
  • bluechip.
  •high-grade (adjective)
  • worlder,
  • high grade,
  • worldest,
  • highgrade.
  •highest (adjective)
  • more crown,
  • most crown,
  • more zenithal,
  • most zenithal.
  •important (adjective)
  • of moment,
  • big league,
  • high,
  • of substance,
  • of note,
  • mattering much,
  • far-reaching,
  • importunate.
  •loftiest (adjective)
  • more upmost,
  • up most,
  • most upmost,
  • up-most.
  •major (adjective)
  • life and death,
  • upper most.
  •major-league (adjective)
  • more pre eminent,
  • most pre eminent,
  • majorleague,
  • more pre-eminent,
  • most pre-eminent.
  •most important, essential (adjective)
  • crucial,
  • potent,
  • uppermost,
  • telling,
  • stellar,
  • momentous,
  • weighty,
  • significant,
  • number one,
  • superior,
  • outstanding,
  • vital,
  • consequential,
  • controlling,
  • effective.
  •necessary (adjective)
  • more allimportant,
  • un avoidable,
  • bottomline,
  • more bottom-line,
  • most bottom-line,
  • more necessary,
  • more all important,
  • most bottom line,
  • name game,
  • most allimportant,
  • more bottomline,
  • most all important,
  • all important,
  • most bottomline,
  • most all-important,
  • un-avoidable,
  • allimportant,
  • more all-important,
  • more bottom line.
  •needful (adjective)
  • needful.
  •outstanding (adjective)
  • hundredproof,
  • most worldclass,
  • more hundred proof,
  • more mostest,
  • most out of this world,
  • well known,
  • more hundred-proof,
  • more out of this world,
  • most hundred proof,
  • meritorious,
  • most world class,
  • most world-class,
  • most steller,
  • more hundredproof,
  • most out-of-this-world,
  • most hundred-proof,
  • more worldclass,
  • more world-class,
  • wellknown,
  • most mostest,
  • more world class,
  • farout,
  • more steller,
  • more out-of-this-world,
  • worldclass,
  • out standing,
  • hundred proof,
  • hundred-proof,
  • most hundredproof.
  •paramount (adjective)
  • para mount,
  • para-mount.
  •predominant (adjective)
  • holding the reins,
  • most all-powerful,
  • pre dominant,
  • over-powering,
  • most directing,
  • more all-powerful,
  • more directing,
  • most allpowerful,
  • more allpowerful,
  • over powering,
  • most all powerful,
  • pre-dominant,
  • allpowerful,
  • holding reins,
  • more all powerful.
  •preeminent (adjective)
  • more unrivalled,
  • un matchable,
  • un-rivalled,
  • un-matchable,
  • un surpassable,
  • most unrivalled,
  • most unequalled,
  • un rivalled,
  • pre eminent,
  • un-equalled,
  • un equalled,
  • un-surpassable,
  • more unequalled,
  • more unmatchable,
  • most unmatchable.
  •premier (adjective)
  • be-ginning,
  • most opening,
  • most beginning,
  • more opening,
  • be ginning,
  • more beginning.
  •prepotent (adjective)
  • pre potent,
  • pre-potent.
  •primal (adjective)
  • pre historic,
  • pre-historic.
  •primary (adjective)
  • more idiopathic,
  • most idiopathic.
  •primary/prime (adjective)
  • more crackerjack,
  • most top of the line,
  • most top-of-the-line,
  • more top-of-the-line,
  • more top of the line,
  • fabber,
  • fabbest,
  • most crackerjack,
  • most primary.
  •principal (adjective)
  • more supereminent,
  • most second to none,
  • un approachable,
  • most second-to-none,
  • more mainline,
  • un-approachable,
  • most mainline,
  • second-to-none,
  • more second to none,
  • more second-to-none,
  • most supereminent,
  • super eminent.
  •prominent (adjective)
  • most high profile,
  • most big shot,
  • more bigshot,
  • more underlined,
  • most big-shot,
  • more prominent,
  • more high-profile,
  • highprofile,
  • more well thought of,
  • most respected,
  • more big-name,
  • more highprofile,
  • more big shot,
  • most highprofile,
  • under lined,
  • most well-thought-of,
  • more big-shot,
  • most bigname,
  • most well thought of,
  • most underlined,
  • more bigname,
  • most high-profile,
  • more high profile,
  • more well-thought-of,
  • under-lined,
  • most big-name,
  • most bigshot,
  • more big name,
  • bigname,
  • most big name,
  • well thought of.
  •sovereign (adjective)
  • more monarchal,
  • in dependent,
  • more monarchial,
  • self-governed,
  • most selfgoverned,
  • most monarchial,
  • more self governed,
  • more self-governed,
  • in-dependent,
  • most monarchal,
  • most guiding,
  • more selfgoverned,
  • self governed,
  • more guiding,
  • un-limited,
  • selfgoverned,
  • most self governed,
  • most self-governed.
  •special (adjective)
  • Earmarked.
  •superior (adjective)
  • quintessential,
  • zenith,
  • ascendant,
  • furthermost,
  • furthest,
  • maximum,
  • eminent,
  • chosen,
  • a-1,
  • choice,
  • most,
  • above,
  • consummate,
  • better,
  • elite,
  • A 1,
  • king,
  • crowning,
  • commanding,
  • signal.
  •supreme (adjective)
  • top-drawer,
  • un-matched,
  • topdrawer,
  • un matched.
  •top (adjective)
  • tiptop,
  • loftiest,
  • maximal,
  • apical,
  • five-star.
  •topmost (adjective)
  • topmost,
  • top-most.
  •urgent (adjective)
  • more called for,
  • most demanded,
  • most hurry up,
  • most toppriority,
  • more impelling,
  • hurry up,
  • most called for,
  • more top-priority,
  • most top-priority,
  • more calledfor,
  • toppriority,
  • most top priority,
  • most called-for,
  • most hurry-up,
  • more demanded,
  • more top priority,
  • more hurry up,
  • more hurryup,
  • calledfor,
  • more toppriority,
  • more hurry-up,
  • more called-for,
  • most impelling,
  • top priority,
  • touch go,
  • most calledfor,
  • hurryup,
  • most hurryup.
  •utmost (adjective)
  • allout,
  • un diminished,
  • un mitigated,
  • un-reserved,
  • most too-too,
  • undiminished,
  • too too,
  • most undiminished,
  • un-qualified,
  • more too too,
  • utter-most,
  • un-mitigated,
  • tootoo,
  • un qualified,
  • more too-too,
  • most tootoo,
  • more tootoo,
  • most too too,
  • farthest,
  • outer-most,
  • more undiminished,
  • further-most,
  • un-diminished,
  • utter most,
  • further most,
  • un conditional,
  • all out,
  • un-conditional.

• n.

  •
  • genteel,
  • good,
  • born,
  • study at principal,
  • A-list,
  • B-list,
  • below,
  • common.
  •
  • demagogue,
  • over,
  • autocrat,
  • hierarch,
  • the Establishment.
  •
  • elementary.
  •
  • forewoman.
  •administrator (noun)
  • over seer,
  • over seers,
  • head people,
  • over-seers,
  • person upstair,
  • prezzes,
  • head honchos,
  • head persons.
  •big cheese (noun)
  • big enchilada,
  • influential person,
  • big kahuna.
  •boss (noun)
  • fore people,
  • fore-persons,
  • taskpeople,
  • person charge,
  • forepersons,
  • fore persons,
  • top dogs,
  • forepeople,
  • fore-people,
  • helmers,
  • fore-person,
  • taskpersons,
  • big people,
  • big persons,
  • fore person.
  •chief (noun)
  • honcho,
  • foreman,
  • of import.
  •commander (noun)
  • leadoff persons,
  • point people,
  • high priest-priestesses,
  • point persons,
  • lead-off people,
  • leadoff people,
  • lead off persons,
  • high priest priestess,
  • lead off person,
  • high priestpriestesses,
  • high priest-priestess,
  • lead off people,
  • leadoff person,
  • top brasses,
  • lead-off persons,
  • high priestpriestess,
  • high priest priestesses.
  •director (noun)
  • magistrate,
  • taskmaster,
  • baron,
  • general,
  • ringmaster,
  • queen,
  • conductor,
  • overseer,
  • overlord,
  • warden,
  • band master.
  •employer (noun)
  • out fits,
  • out-fits,
  • out fit,
  • out-fit,
  • workers big cheeses.
  •flagship (noun)
  • fore runners,
  • flotilla leaders,
  • fore-runners,
  • fore runner,
  • lead ships,
  • fore-runner,
  • mother ships.
  •governor (noun)
  • gubernatorial leaders,
  • chief state,
  • presiding officers.
  •higher-up (noun)
  • higher up.
  •important person (noun)
  • big cheese.
  •leader (noun)
  • pre-cursor,
  • pre cursors,
  • pre-cursors.
  •magnate (noun)
  • plutocrat,
  • captain of industry.
  •master (noun)
  • squire,
  • landlady,
  • dean,
  • captain,
  • proprietor,
  • lord,
  • mahatma,
  • abbot,
  • headmistress,
  • maestro,
  • mother,
  • padrone,
  • sire,
  • mandarin,
  • president,
  • landlord,
  • quartermaster,
  • proprietress,
  • titleholder,
  • authority,
  • headmaster,
  • guru.
  •notable (noun)
  • super star,
  • super stars,
  • bigtime operators,
  • super-star,
  • pooh bahs,
  • poohbah,
  • pooh bah,
  • big time operators,
  • highups,
  • high-ups,
  • bigtime operator,
  • highup,
  • poohbahs,
  • super-stars,
  • pooh-bahs,
  • high ups,
  • big-time operators.
  •officer (noun)
  • re-presentative,
  • re presentative,
  • organization administrators.
  •patriarch (noun)
  • grand fathers,
  • grand-fathers,
  • grand-father,
  • patresfamilias.
  •personage/personality (noun)
  • distinguished people,
  • hot shots,
  • cynosures,
  • distinguished persons,
  • public figures.
  •person in charge (noun)
  • bigwig,
  • sovereign,
  • monarch,
  • big wheel,
  • key player,
  • chieftain,
  • top cat.
  •potentate (noun)
  • head of state,
  • crowned heads,
  • princesses,
  • princess,
  • crowned head,
  • potentate.
  •ringleader (noun)
  • in citer,
  • in-citers,
  • in-citer,
  • in citers.
  •strongman (noun)
  • man horseback.
  •superintendent (noun)
  • zookeeper,
  • zookeepers.
  •superior (noun)
  • paragon,
  • nobility,
  • wonderwoman,
  • prize winner,
  • winner,
  • prima donna,
  • superman,
  • victor,
  • champ,
  • aristocracy,
  • virtuoso,
  • superwoman,
  • prodigy,
  • exceller.
  •supervisor (noun)
  • super visor,
  • super-visor,
  • super visors,
  • super-visors.
  •top (noun)
  • first place.

• Other synonyms:

  •
  • figurehead,
  • spearhead,
  • celebrity,
  • essentially,
  • sir,
  • personage,
  • enforcer,
  • overwhelming,
  • mistress,
  • standard-bearer,
  • substantially.
  •
  • major,
  • substantive,
  • marquee,
  • ultimate.
  •
  • prime,
  • establishment,
  • real.
  •
  • radical.
  •
  • man.
  •dignitary
  • big shot.

Paraphrases for Chief:

• Forward Entailment

  • Proper noun, singular
    heads.
  • Verb, past participle
    headed, head.

• Reverse Entailment

  • Adjective
    head.
  • Proper noun, singular
    head, commanders, executives.
  • Noun, plural
    managers, head, heads.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    head, heads.
  • Adverb
    head.
  • Verb, past tense
    headed, head.
  • Verb, 3rd person singular present
    head, heads.

• Independent

  • Foreign word
    chef.
  • Adjective
    director, principal, director-general, overriding, chairperson, overarching, senior, highest-ranking.
  • Proper noun, singular
    chefs, highlights, merchants, Criteria, outcomes, Societies, EMIRATES, corporations, objectives, institutions, highways, director, chef, chairman, Chairmen, supplies, targets, EDPS, results, spaces, powers, lists, lands, TBS, principal, principals, director-general, Goals, chairperson, chairpersons, officer, ministers, senior, commissioners, superintendent.
  • Noun, plural
    Charges, Shots, dogs, Bases.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    Rabbis, Capita, highlights, director, chef, chairman, Chairmen, principal, director-general, headman, ringleader, chairperson, officer, ministers, senior, superintendent, conductor.
  • Adverb
    chef.
  • Interjection
    chef.
  • Verb, past tense
    described, Asked, Got, director.
  • Verb, past participle
    charged, Sentenced, held.
  • Verb, 3rd person singular present
    lies, serves.
  • Verb, base form
    head.
  • Wh-adverb
    chef.

• Other Related

  • Noun, plural
    Bosses.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    chieftaincy.

Antonyms for Chief:

• adj.

  • most important, essential
    inessential, extra, unnecessary, insignificant, secondary, inferior, minor, nonessential, bad, auxiliary, poor, unimportant, lower, subordinate.
  • Other antonyms:
    junior, least, subsidiary, less, ancillary, under, last, lowly, collateral, deputy, lesser, second.

• n.

  • person in charge
    employee, worker, underling, servant, apprentice, follower.

Hypernym for Chief:

• n.

  • person
    department head, father, head of household, secretary, general manager, don, general, capo, grand dragon, administrator, executive, decision maker, superior general.

Hyponym for Chief:

• n.

  • person
    leader.