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plural of boss
Synonyms & Antonyms of bosses
(Entry 1 of 2)
the person (as an employer or supervisor) who tells people and especially workers what to do
- every morning the boss hands out a list of top-priority tasks
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Words Related to bosses
- leadmen,
- managers,
- overseers,
- principals,
- skippers,
- standard-bearers,
- stewards,
- straw bosses,
- superintendents,
- superiors,
- supervisors
- dominators,
- lords,
- overlords,
- potentates,
- rulers,
- sovereigns
- (also sovrans)
- coheads
- (or co-heads),
- coleaders
- (or co-leaders)
- subchiefs
- (or sub-chiefs),
- subdirectors
- (or sub-directors)
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bosses
verbpresent tense third-person singular of boss
Synonyms & Antonyms of bosses (Entry 2 of 2)
1
to be in charge of
- she bossed that project for years, until she was promoted again
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Phrases Synonymous with bosses
2
to exercise authority or power over
- bossed the entire job site for a year
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3
to serve as leader of
- bossed the entire gang of electricians on the construction project
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