Antonyms for chief
| Grammar : Adj, noun |
| Spell : cheef |
| Phonetic Transcription : tʃif |
Definition of chief
Origin :- c.1300, "highest in rank or power; most important or prominent; supreme, best," from Old French chief "chief, principal, first" (10c., Modern French chef), from Vulgar Latin *capum (also source of Spanish and Portuguese cabo, Italian capo, Provençal cap), from Latin caput "head," also "leader, guide, chief person; summit; capital city" (see capitulum).
- adj most important, essential
- noun person in charge
- "I jest can't keep him off the streets nights," was his chief complaint.
- Extract from : « The Spenders » by Harry Leon Wilson
- She cared little for poverty or riches, as long as she had regained her chief treasures.
- Extract from : « Brave and Bold » by Horatio Alger
- He also is the chief of the police force and catches the thieves.
- Extract from : « Ancient Man » by Hendrik Willem van Loon
- Chief Justice John Marshall administered the oath of office.
- Extract from : « United States Presidents' Inaugural Speeches » by Various
- It is not the name of the action, but the result of the action, which is the chief concern.
- Extract from : « United States Presidents' Inaugural Speeches » by Various
- The chief stock was settled at Liberton, in the upper part of Clydesdale.
- Extract from : « The Grand Old Man » by Richard B. Cook
- They had grumbled at their chief and mutinied against him and helped to depose him.
- Extract from : « The Grand Old Man » by Richard B. Cook
- If it should be mine, my chief regret will be for work undone.
- Extract from : « Ballads of a Bohemian » by Robert W. Service
- He sat in the midst of a circle of lamplighters, and was the cacique, or chief of the tribe.
- Extract from : « The Lamplighter » by Charles Dickens
- Then the chief slid out of a shadow and come at us like a tiger.
- Extract from : « Way of the Lawless » by Max Brand
Synonyms for chief
- arch
- big cheese
- big gun
- big wheel
- bigwig
- boss
- capital
- captain
- cardinal
- central
- champion
- chieftain
- commander
- consequential
- controlling
- crucial
- dictator
- director
- effective
- especial
- first
- foremost
- foreperson
- general
- governor
- grand
- head
- head honcho
- head person
- highest
- honcho
- key
- key player
- leader
- leading
- main
- major
- manager
- momentous
- monarch
- number one
- outstanding
- overlord
- overseer
- paramount
- potent
- predominant
- preeminent
- premier
- President
- primal
- primary
- prime
- principal
- proprietor
- ringleader
- ruler
- ruling
- significant
- sovereign
- star
- stellar
- superintendent
- superior
- supervisor
- supreme
- suzerain
- telling
- top brass
- top cat
- uppermost
- vital
- weighty
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