driver's seat

noun

: the position of top authority or dominance

Synonyms of driver's seat

• helm
• head
• rein(s)
• chair

Examples of driver's seat in a Sentence

with her boss's early retirement, she unexpectedly found herself in the driver's seat

Recent Examples on the Web

Campers can use it inside the van by simply adjusting the driver's seat forward. — New Atlas, 13 Aug. 2026

Police said Hoegner then got into the driver's seat, drove a few blocks, and abandoned the SUV in the 900 block of North Avenue, leaving Kalamaris in the front seat. — Todd Feurer, CBS News, 13 Aug. 2026

Move the driver's seat back and use a flashlight to look beneath the lower dashboard. — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 31 July 2026

Drake now solely claims the ninth-most periods spent in the driver's seat, according to the chart company. — Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 21 June 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1860, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for driver's seat

• bittersweet
• incomplete
• indiscreet
• marguerite
• obsolete
• overeat
• overheat
• parakeet
• stillingfleet
• superheat
• amit
• athlete