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

The poll of 116 board members, CEOs, C-suite execs, and senior managers below them was conducted in May and June and shared exclusively with Fortune ahead of its release on Thursday. — Amanda Gerut, Fortune, 20 Aug. 2026

Nicholls, Abrahamson, Foy, Macfadyen, Ed Guiney, Andrew Lowe, Emma Norton, Jonny Richards and Anna Ferguson are the exec producers. — Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 20 Aug. 2026

Comedy development exec Andy Weil is exiting Netflix after 11 years to join Amazon as its new head of comedy. — Michael Schneider, Variety, 20 Aug. 2026

Now, imagine an auto exec time-traveling from 20 or 30 years ago and reading that news. — Adam Ismail, The Drive, 20 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