as in to order
to issue orders to (someone) by right of authority
that regional manager certainly likes to boss people around
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for boss (around)
Verb
-
Be mindful of sugar intake when ordering coffee or preparing your own at home.—
Sarah Bence,
Verywell Health,
20 Oct. 2025 -
The Michigan Department of Natural Resources has ordered a nonprofit waterfowl sanctuary to kill dozens of flightless ducks and geese on its property within 30 days, citing the facility's lack of proper licensure and amenities.—
Keith Matheny,
Freep.com,
20 Oct. 2025
Verb
-
His firing came hours before the school instructed IDS to end all print publication, according to The Indianapolis Star.—
Minyvonne Burke,
NBC news,
16 Oct. 2025
-
Mazzulla instructed his assistants — a group that included two ex-NBA players and several former high-level college players — not to take it easy on the overmatched media team, applying a full-court press for nearly the entire game and burying their opponents beneath a barrage of 3-pointers.—
Zack Cox,
Boston Herald,
15 Oct. 2025
Verb
-
Debris that may be key evidence could be as small as a fingernail, experts told CNN, and might have been thrown miles away.—
Isabel Rosales,
CNN Money,
16 Oct. 2025
-
Those last six words are telling.—
Beren Cross,
New York Times,
16 Oct. 2025
Verb
-
An Irish drug dealer commands a billion-dollar cocaine empire from the Emirates.—
David Remnick,
New Yorker,
20 Oct. 2025
-
Phillips, who is set to become an unrestricted free agent in March, could command a mid-round pick.—
Barry Jackson,
Miami Herald,
20 Oct. 2025
Verb
-
Murray, in turn, was asked to be a two-way player in ways that were not necessarily originally expected for the young prospect with a deft shooting touch.—
David Aldridge,
New York Times,
16 Oct. 2025
-
Get people to ask hard questions about everything and not to trust anything on its face.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
16 Oct. 2025
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Cite this Entry
“Boss (around).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/boss%20%28around%29. Accessed 22 Oct. 2025.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share