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past tense of captain
Synonyms & Antonyms of captained
1
to be in charge of
- if you do well on this, you'll be asked to captain the next mission
Synonyms for captained
Words Related to captained
- administered,
- commanded,
- controlled,
- directed,
- guided,
- managed,
- ordered,
- ran
- (also chiefly dialectal run),
- shepherded,
- showed,
- steered
Phrases Synonymous with captained
2
to exercise authority or power over
- captained the project for a few days while the boss was out of town
Synonyms for captained
- bossed,
- commanded,
- controlled,
- governed,
- presided (over),
- ruled,
- swayed
- [archaic]
Words Related to captained
3
to serve as leader of
- you did a good job of captaining the team
Synonyms for captained
Words Related to captained
- directed,
- governed,
- handled,
- managed,
- oversaw,
- ran
- (also chiefly dialectal run),
- regulated,
- superintended,
- supervised
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“Captained.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/captained. Accessed 28 Jan. 2022.
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