Definition for Commander:

• ( Navy.) See Rank.

Synonyms for Commander:

• n.

  •
  • brigadier general,
  • chief of staff,
  • CDR,
  • brigadier,
  • adjutant,
  • aide-de-camp,
  • col,
  • colonel.
  •commander (noun)
  • commandant,
  • air force officer.
  •commanding officer (noun)
  • Hetman,
  • sirdar.
  •director (noun)
  • ringmaster,
  • boss,
  • warden,
  • king,
  • taskmaster,
  • overseer,
  • conductor,
  • band master,
  • baron,
  • magistrate,
  • foreman,
  • queen,
  • overlord.
  •head (noun)
  • lead-off person,
  • Dominator.
  •leader of military or other organization (noun)
  • czar,
  • point person,
  • big cheese,
  • kingfish,
  • director,
  • kingpin,
  • don,
  • EXEC,
  • mastermind,
  • guru,
  • officer,
  • top banana.
  •master (noun)
  • maestro,
  • sire,
  • headmaster,
  • lord,
  • president,
  • mother,
  • mahatma,
  • mandarin,
  • titleholder,
  • authority,
  • proprietor,
  • senior,
  • principal,
  • quartermaster,
  • landlady,
  • star,
  • abbot,
  • squire,
  • proprietress,
  • landlord,
  • headmistress,
  • dean.
  •superior (noun)
  • prima donna,
  • prize winner,
  • winner,
  • virtuoso,
  • superior,
  • premier,
  • victor,
  • aristocracy,
  • champ,
  • elite,
  • nobility,
  • prodigy,
  • wonderwoman,
  • superman,
  • champion,
  • superwoman,
  • exceller,
  • paragon.

• Other synonyms:

  •
  • ensign,
  • commodore,
  • fleet admiral,
  • petty officer,
  • rear admiral,
  • midshipman.
  •
  • mate.
  •Other relevant words:
  • moderator,
  • lieutenant commander,
  • second mate,
  • demander,
  • marshal,
  • naval officer,
  • executive officer,
  • Major general,
  • player,
  • handler,
  • admiralty,
  • chief mate,
  • cadet,
  • Knight marshal,
  • junior officer,
  • pipes,
  • chieftain,
  • employer,
  • laureate,
  • insurer,
  • deck officer,
  • sachem,
  • sheik,
  • Overman,
  • commander in chief,
  • Overlooker,
  • asker,
  • lieutenant general,
  • Fugleman,
  • Prescriber,
  • port admiral,
  • headman,
  • Reiner,
  • general officer,
  • numero uno,
  • patron,
  • five-star general,
  • Enjoiner,
  • verifier,
  • second lieutenant,
  • instructor,
  • noncommissioned officer,
  • cicerone,
  • pendragon,
  • Forcer,
  • Jemidar,
  • educationist,
  • aga,
  • commissioned officer,
  • staff officer,
  • number one,
  • first lieutenant,
  • chief officer,
  • chairperson,
  • subaltern,
  • major,
  • field officer,
  • caller,
  • superstar,
  • Naik,
  • foam,
  • corporal,
  • Guider,
  • navigator,
  • dropper,
  • Seraskier,
  • froth,
  • brass,
  • lieutenant colonel,
  • chatelain,
  • restrainer,
  • command,
  • generalissimo,
  • jemadar,
  • warrant officer,
  • sagamore,
  • Assurer,
  • pooh-bah,
  • pilot,
  • Shipmaster,
  • sailing master,
  • big fish,
  • field marshal,
  • guide,
  • coryphaeus,
  • orderer,
  • chatelaine,
  • man,
  • interdictor,
  • Wielder,
  • Claimer,
  • Castellan,
  • Decreer,
  • point,
  • steersman,
  • lieutenant junior grade,
  • big wheel,
  • nonpareil,
  • header,
  • impresario,
  • po,
  • chairman,
  • Intendant,
  • chief engineer,
  • lieutenant,
  • cornet,
  • tenderer,
  • color sergeant,
  • headland,
  • monarch,
  • sublieutenant,
  • sergeant major,
  • lance corporal,
  • commissioner,
  • higher-up,
  • bossman,
  • helmer,
  • lord paramount,
  • Wisher,
  • vice-admiral,
  • centurion,
  • the man,
  • ace,
  • Requester,
  • checker,
  • Influencer,
  • drum major,
  • four-star general,
  • charger,
  • primary,
  • dizdar,
  • shavetail,
  • chairwoman,
  • most,
  • boatswain,
  • Temperer,
  • padrone,
  • skip,
  • aide,
  • Rater,
  • Navarch,
  • sergeant,
  • captain general,
  • chief petty officer,
  • helmsman,
  • marechal,
  • gaffer,
  • serviceman,
  • genius,
  • Enactor,
  • Subahdar,
  • brigade major,
  • Appointor,
  • regulator.

Paraphrases for Commander:

• Equivalence

  • Proper noun, singular
    comandante, commandant.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    commandant.
  • Adverb
    comandante, commandant.
  • Interjection
    comandante.
  • Verb, base form
    comandante.

• Forward Entailment

  • Proper noun, singular
    command, commands, leader, chiefs, officer, officers.
  • Noun, plural
    men, command, commands, officers.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    command, leader, chiefs, officer.
  • Verb, past tense
    Commanded.
  • Verb, gerund or present participle
    commanding.
  • Verb, 3rd person singular present
    commands.
  • Verb, base form
    command.

• Reverse Entailment

  • Proper noun, singular
    commander-in-chief, lieutenant-commander.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    commander-in-chief.

• Independent

  • Adjective
    commanding, prefect.
  • Proper noun, singular
    commanding, captains, ponds, Abilities, commendatore, cmdr..
  • Noun, plural
    directors, combatants, decisions, items, periods.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    commanding, pilot-in-command, commandment, soldier, transmitter, colonel.
  • Adverb
    sturmbanfuhrer.
  • Verb, past tense
    thought.
  • Verb, gerund or present participle
    commissioning, Producing, performing, Requiring.

• Other Related

  • Noun, plural
    orders.
  • Interjection
    commandant.

Antonyms for Commander:

• n.

  • leader of military or other organization
    worker, follower, employee.
  • Other antonyms:
    crewman, crew.

Hyponym for Commander:

• n.

  • person
    leader, commissioned naval officer.