What is another word for commandant?
786 synonyms found
Pronunciation:
[ kˈɒmandˌant], [ kˈɒmandˌant], [ k_ˈɒ_m_a_n_d_ˌa_n_t]
Commandant is a term used to describe a military officer who is in charge of a particular group or unit. Some synonyms that can be used to describe a commandant are "leader," "commander," "chief," "director," and "supervisor." These words all convey the idea of a person who is in charge and responsible for the actions and well-being of those under their command. Other words that can be used include "boss," "head," "overseer," "captain," and "colonel." Each of these words captures a different aspect of the commandant's role, from their authority and leadership to their responsibility for the success of their unit.
Synonyms for Commandant:
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n.
• commander- administrator ,
- boss ,
- captain ,
- chief ,
- czar ,
- director ,
- don ,
- guru ,
- head ,
- mastermind ,
- top banana .
- caretaker ,
- curator ,
- custodian ,
- functionary ,
- gamekeeper ,
- guard ,
- guardian ,
- jailer ,
- keeper ,
- official ,
- proctor ,
- ranger ,
- steward ,
- turnkey ,
- warder .
- band master ,
- baron ,
- conductor ,
- foreman ,
- general ,
- king ,
- magistrate ,
- mayor ,
- overlord ,
- overseer ,
- queen ,
- ringleader ,
- ringmaster ,
- superintendent ,
- supervisor ,
- taskmaster ,
- warden .
- aristocrat ,
- bishop ,
- count ,
- dad ,
- leader ,
- magnate ,
- monarch ,
- nobility ,
- noble ,
- nobleman ,
- patrician ,
- peer ,
- prince ,
- royalty ,
- sovereign .
- abbot ,
- authority ,
- conqueror ,
- controller ,
- dean ,
- employer ,
- executive ,
- governor ,
- headmaster ,
- headmistress ,
- instructor ,
- judge ,
- landlady ,
- landlord ,
- lord ,
- maestro ,
- mahatma ,
- manager ,
- mandarin ,
- matriarch ,
- mother ,
- owner ,
- patriarch ,
- pedagogue ,
- preceptor ,
- president ,
- principal ,
- pro ,
- proprietor ,
- proprietress ,
- quartermaster ,
- senior ,
- sire ,
- slave driver ,
- spiritual leader ,
- squire ,
- star ,
- swami ,
- teacher ,
- titleholder ,
- tutor ,
- wheel .
Other synonyms:
- CDR ,
- adjutant ,
- aide-de-camp ,
- brigadier ,
- brigadier general ,
- chief of staff ,
- co ,
- col ,
- colonel .
Other relevant words:
- 1st lieutenant ,
- above ,
- absinthe ,
- accountant ,
- ace ,
- adept ,
- adjudicate ,
- adjutant bird ,
- adjutant stork ,
- administration ,
- aged ,
- agency ,
- agha ,
- airplane pilot ,
- almighty ,
- antique ,
- approximate ,
- archetype ,
- archimandrite ,
- aristocracy ,
- aristocratic ,
- aristocratical ,
- armorer ,
- armourer ,
- artisan ,
- ass ,
- assume ,
- assurance ,
- asterisk ,
- atomic number 27 ,
- attraction ,
- attractive feature ,
- authorisation ,
- authoritarian ,
- authorization ,
- autonomous ,
- auxiliary ,
- aviate ,
- bang ,
- bank ,
- baronial ,
- be intimate ,
- beau ,
- bed ,
- beget ,
- bet ,
- bicycle ,
- big businessman ,
- big deal ,
- big enchilada ,
- big fish ,
- big gun ,
- big shot ,
- big wheel ,
- bigwig ,
- bike ,
- blink ,
- blink of an eye ,
- blue ,
- blue blood ,
- blue-blooded ,
- boldness ,
- bomber ,
- bonk ,
- brag ,
- brain ,
- brainiac ,
- brass instrument ,
- brass section ,
- brassy ,
- bring forth ,
- bruiser ,
- buffer ,
- bull through ,
- bull's eye ,
- bullshit ,
- bureau ,
- business leader ,
- calculate ,
- capitulum ,
- caput ,
- carbon monoxide ,
- carbon monoxide gas ,
- centennial state ,
- cero ,
- chair ,
- champion ,
- channelise ,
- channelize ,
- cheap ,
- cheat ,
- cheek ,
- chenfish ,
- chicane ,
- chief executive ,
- chouse ,
- city manager ,
- clotheshorse ,
- coach ,
- cobalt ,
- colo. ,
- colorado ,
- commando ,
- common wormwood ,
- compeer ,
- comptroller ,
- conceiver ,
- conduct ,
- confidence ,
- conscientious objector ,
- conservator ,
- consider ,
- control ,
- cop ,
- copper ,
- corpus ,
- cosine ,
- cosmopolitan ,
- counting ,
- cowcatcher ,
- craftsman ,
- crap ,
- creator ,
- crowned head ,
- cycle ,
- dada ,
- daddy ,
- dandy ,
- dart ,
- dash ,
- dealer ,
- decision maker ,
- defend ,
- defender ,
- depend ,
- deputy ,
- direct ,
- discoverer ,
- divine ,
- do it ,
- doctor of optometry ,
- dogshit ,
- dominance ,
- dominate ,
- don river ,
- doyen ,
- draw ,
- drawing card ,
- drive in ,
- drumhead ,
- dude ,
- ecumenical ,
- educator ,
- eff ,
- einstein ,
- elder ,
- elderly ,
- emboss ,
- engender ,
- engineer ,
- enumerate ,
- enumeration ,
- equal ,
- establishment ,
- estimate ,
- evaluate ,
- evaluator ,
- executive director ,
- executive program ,
- face ,
- fag ,
- faggot ,
- fagot ,
- fairy ,
- fake ,
- fanfare ,
- fashion plate ,
- father ,
- federal agency ,
- female monarch ,
- female parent ,
- fender ,
- feudal lord ,
- feudatory ,
- field-grade officer ,
- fighter ,
- film director ,
- fire warden ,
- first ,
- flare ,
- flash bulb ,
- flash lamp ,
- flashbulb ,
- flashgun ,
- flashing ,
- flashy ,
- flaunt ,
- flight attendant ,
- fly ,
- fop ,
- forefather ,
- forefront ,
- foreland ,
- forest fire fighter ,
- fountainhead ,
- fourth-year ,
- fuck ,
- fucking ,
- full general ,
- fuss ,
- fuzz ,
- gallant ,
- game warden ,
- gap ,
- garish ,
- gaudy ,
- gauge ,
- generate ,
- genius ,
- gentle ,
- get ,
- get into ,
- get it on ,
- get laid ,
- get over ,
- get the hang ,
- gimcrack ,
- god almighty ,
- godhead ,
- governance ,
- governing body ,
- government agency ,
- grandeur ,
- graybeard ,
- greybeard ,
- grinder ,
- guard duty ,
- guess ,
- guide on ,
- guidebook ,
- handler ,
- have a go at it ,
- have intercourse ,
- have it away ,
- have it off ,
- have sex ,
- head teacher ,
- head up ,
- head word ,
- header ,
- heading ,
- headland ,
- headliner ,
- headman ,
- headpin ,
- headspring ,
- headwaiter ,
- headway ,
- heartbeat ,
- hero sandwich ,
- heron ,
- higher-ranking ,
- higher-up ,
- hirer ,
- hoagie ,
- hoagy ,
- hold ,
- honcho ,
- horseshit ,
- hotshot ,
- hump ,
- imposing ,
- in a higher place ,
- independent ,
- instant ,
- inventor ,
- invigilate ,
- jailor ,
- jazz ,
- jehovah ,
- jiffy ,
- jockey ,
- journeyman ,
- junior-grade ,
- jurist ,
- justice ,
- kingbolt ,
- knob ,
- know ,
- label ,
- lad's love ,
- lake superior ,
- lead ,
- leading ,
- lie with ,
- liege lord ,
- liege subject ,
- liegeman ,
- light colonel ,
- look ,
- loss leader ,
- loud ,
- love ,
- lower-ranking ,
- lowly ,
- luik ,
- magnanimousness ,
- magnet ,
- main ,
- maitre d' ,
- make love ,
- make out ,
- maker ,
- male monarch ,
- managing director ,
- mandarin dialect ,
- mandarin orange ,
- mandarin orange tree ,
- maneuver ,
- manoeuver ,
- manoeuvre ,
- marquess ,
- marshall ,
- martin luther king jr. ,
- master copy ,
- master key ,
- match ,
- materfamilias ,
- matter ,
- maven ,
- mavin ,
- member of parliament ,
- memorial tablet ,
- meretricious ,
- methuselah ,
- milkweed butterfly ,
- mind ,
- mobilise ,
- mobilize ,
- mogul ,
- monarch butterfly ,
- monitor ,
- music director ,
- nance ,
- navigate ,
- nerve ,
- new york minute ,
- news bulletin ,
- newsbreak ,
- newsflash ,
- noblesse ,
- nookie ,
- nooky ,
- nous ,
- number ,
- number 1 ,
- numerate ,
- numeration ,
- oecumenical ,
- office ,
- officeholder ,
- old boy ,
- old geezer ,
- old-timer ,
- older ,
- oldtimer ,
- oral sex ,
- orchestrate ,
- organisation ,
- organise ,
- organization ,
- organize ,
- original ,
- originator ,
- ostentate ,
- ostentation ,
- overcome ,
- overprotect ,
- pa ,
- paladin ,
- pansy ,
- papa ,
- papal bull ,
- pappa ,
- party boss ,
- pass ,
- pass judgment ,
- passe-partout ,
- passkey ,
- paterfamilias ,
- pathfinder ,
- pedal ,
- petty ,
- photoflash ,
- piece of ass ,
- piece of tail ,
- pig ,
- pilot burner ,
- pilot film ,
- pilot light ,
- pilot program ,
- pintado ,
- plaque ,
- point ,
- police captain ,
- police chief ,
- police lieutenant ,
- police officer ,
- policeman ,
- political boss ,
- poof ,
- poor boy ,
- poove ,
- pop ,
- possessor ,
- potency ,
- pouf ,
- power ,
- precaution ,
- prescribed ,
- president of the united states ,
- prexy ,
- prima ,
- primary ,
- principal sum ,
- private instructor ,
- professional ,
- promontory ,
- promoter ,
- pronounce ,
- protector ,
- psyche ,
- put on ,
- queen mole rat ,
- queen regnant ,
- queer ,
- question ,
- rack ,
- read/write head ,
- reckon ,
- reckoning ,
- regulator ,
- rely ,
- restrainer ,
- riley b king ,
- roll ,
- roll in the hay ,
- romaine ,
- romaine lettuce ,
- roulette wheel ,
- royal family ,
- royal house ,
- royal line ,
- rule ,
- run ,
- safeguard ,
- safety ,
- safety device ,
- samson ,
- sanction ,
- say-so ,
- school principal ,
- schoolmaster ,
- scoot ,
- scout ,
- screw propeller ,
- screwing ,
- scud ,
- sea captain ,
- secondary ,
- seignior ,
- self-assurance ,
- self-confidence ,
- self-governing ,
- senior pilot ,
- sensation ,
- sentry duty ,
- sentry go ,
- shaft ,
- shag ,
- sheikh ,
- shielder ,
- ship's officer ,
- shit ,
- shoot ,
- shop steward ,
- show off ,
- showman ,
- shtup ,
- sleep together ,
- sleep with ,
- split second ,
- stamp ,
- star topology ,
- starring ,
- stately ,
- steer ,
- steerer ,
- steering wheel ,
- stellar ,
- straits ,
- strapper ,
- sub ,
- subdue ,
- submarine ,
- submarine sandwich ,
- summon ,
- super ,
- superior general ,
- superordinate ,
- superscript ,
- superstar ,
- supervisory program ,
- supreme ,
- sureness ,
- surmount ,
- swank ,
- swayer ,
- swear ,
- swell ,
- swivel pin ,
- tabby ,
- tacky ,
- take ,
- talk through one's hat ,
- tally ,
- tatty ,
- taurus ,
- tawdry ,
- template ,
- templet ,
- theater director ,
- theatre director ,
- to a higher place ,
- top executive ,
- torpedo ,
- trashy ,
- tribal chief ,
- tribal sheik ,
- tribal sheikh ,
- trice ,
- try ,
- tsar ,
- twinkle ,
- twinkling ,
- tycoon ,
- tzar ,
- universal ,
- usher ,
- vanquisher ,
- vassal ,
- victor ,
- virtuoso ,
- ward ,
- wear ,
- wedge ,
- weigh ,
- wheel around ,
- white croaker ,
- whiz ,
- whizz ,
- wink ,
- winkle ,
- wiz ,
- wizard ,
- world-beater ,
- worldwide ,
- zep .
- Castellan ,
- EXEC ,
- Hetman ,
- Intendant ,
- Major general ,
- Overman ,
- Subahdar ,
- aga ,
- aide ,
- air force officer ,
- attractor ,
- bellwether ,
- big cheese ,
- bossman ,
- brass ,
- bull ,
- chairlady ,
- chairman ,
- chairperson ,
- chairwoman ,
- chatelain ,
- chatelaine ,
- chief officer ,
- chieftain ,
- cicerone ,
- commander in chief ,
- commanding officer ,
- commissioned officer ,
- dictator ,
- duce ,
- executive officer ,
- field marshal ,
- field officer ,
- first lieutenant ,
- five-star general ,
- four-star general ,
- gaffer ,
- gaoler ,
- general officer ,
- generalissimo ,
- guide ,
- helmsman ,
- hero ,
- impresario ,
- jemadar ,
- junior officer ,
- lieutenant ,
- lieutenant colonel ,
- lieutenant general ,
- lord paramount ,
- major ,
- marechal ,
- marshal ,
- military officer ,
- number one ,
- numero uno ,
- padrone ,
- pilot ,
- prefect ,
- prison guard ,
- sachem ,
- sagamore ,
- shavetail ,
- sheik ,
- sirdar ,
- skipper ,
- staff officer ,
- steersman ,
- subaltern ,
- sublieutenant ,
- superior ,
- the man ,
- top brass ,
- wing commander .
- DUKES ,
- EARLS ,
- commandants ,
- commander ,
- cos ,
- duke ,
- earl ,
- head honcho ,
- head person ,
- higher up ,
- kingfish ,
- kingfishes ,
- kingpin ,
- kingpins ,
- lead-off person ,
- liege ,
- lieges ,
- man upstairs ,
- marquis ,
- marquises ,
- master ,
- officer ,
- old man ,
- parliamentarian ,
- parliamentarians ,
- point person ,
- potentate ,
- ruler ,
- seigneur ,
- seigneurs ,
- top dog ,
- viscount ,
- viscounts .
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How to use "Commandant" in context?
Commandant is a military rank. It is the equivalent of a colonel in the other uniformed services. In the Commonwealth of Independent States and former Soviet republics, it is the highest rank in the military hierarchy, above general and below lieutenant general.The corresponding civilian rank is usually colonel.
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Equivalence
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Proper noun, singular
commander, commanders.
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Noun, singular or mass
commander.
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Adverb
commander.
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Proper noun, singular
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Independent
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Proper noun, singular
executives, ponds.
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Noun, singular or mass
head.
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Proper noun, singular
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Other Related
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Proper noun, singular
co, command, commanding, commander-in-chief.
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Noun, singular or mass
co, colonel, command, commanding, commander-in-chief.
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Interjection
commander.
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Proper noun, singular
Hyponym for Commandant:
n.
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person
military officer, officer.
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person
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