exec

noun

ex·​ec ig-ˈzek 

1

: executive officer

2

: executive

Synonyms of exec

• executive
• manager
• director
• administrator
• superintendent

Examples of exec in a Sentence

a restaurant where the city's top execs like to have power lunches

Recent Examples on the Web

Tomsic exec produces, as does Herwick for Range Studios; director Dan Opsal; Danny McBride and Brandon James for Rough House Pictures; Tina Densmore Bell and Josh Crockett. — Matt Grobar, Deadline, 10 Nov. 2026

Studio execs shuffle Former Tubi chief executive takes top job at SiriusXM. — Jack Dolan, Los Angeles Times, 10 Nov. 2026

And speakers have at times pushed back against audience questions that blame all AI adoption on strawman arguments about greedy producers and execs who could afford to pay artists but simply don’t want to. — Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 9 Nov. 2026

Soon, thanks to a meeting with the fiancée of a high-ranking Universal Pictures exec who visited the gallery run by Taylor’s father, Elizabeth made her big-screen debut. — Estrella Albendea Ruiz, Vanity Fair, 7 Nov. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1896, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for exec

• aztec
• breakneck
• codec
• mixtec
• paycheck
• pinchbeck
• recheck
• redneck
• toltec
• beck
• breck
• check