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

Kay created, writes and exec produces the series, which is produced by New Pictures, a Banijay company, and Observatory Pictures, in association with Sky and HBO. — K.j. Yossman, Variety, 6 Aug. 2026

Her office did not respond to Deadline’s request for the ex-VPs POV on Ellison or the ramifications of any outreach by the exec. — Dominic Patten, Deadline, 6 Aug. 2026

Also exec producing are Waldron, director Lee Toland Krieger (You, Riverdale), Adam Fishbach (Love, Victor) and Waldron’s Anomaly Pictures partner Adam Fasullo. — Rick Porter, HollywoodReporter, 6 Aug. 2026

While Musk is SpaceX’s CEO, Shotwell has been known as the exec running SpaceX’s day-to-day while the world’s richest man splits his attention across his businesses (and, for a time, politics). — Emma Hinchliffe, Fortune, 5 Aug. 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