CAPTAINED Synonyms: 54 Similar and Opposite Words

captained

verb

past tense of captain

as in supervised

to be in charge of if you do well on this, you'll be asked to captain the next mission

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as in ruled

to exercise authority or power over captained the project for a few days while the boss was out of town

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as in led

to serve as leader of you did a good job of captaining the team

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Recent Examples of captained Integral to the Dukes’ run-stopping was Hendrick, who not only captained the defense, but spearheaded the run support. — Connor Dullinger, Los Angeles Times, 23 Aug. 2026 In the team competition, Majesticks Golf Club, captained by Ian Poulter, took an early lead at -17, two shots clear of Ripper GC and Legion XIII. — Zach Schenfisch, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026 At the under-20 South American Championship in February 2023, shortly after signing for Chelsea, Santos captained Brazil to the title. — Thom Harris, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2026 Flores had captained one of two Ecuadorian fishing crews who say their boats were sunk in an unexplained attack involving small, explosive-laden rotor drones launched by armed foreigners in March. — Michael Rios, CNN Money, 15 Aug. 2026

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Ferndale school officials say high school students gained experience through drone filming crews, race-day event management and supervised flight projects.

— DeJanay Booth-Singleton, CBS News, 21 Aug. 2026
Killian has supervised programming at Brooklyn’s BAM and Lower Manhattan’s Metrograph, as well as for the Criterion Channel, British Film Institute, and Queens’ Museum of the Moving Image.

— Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of supervised

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Lively initially asked for treble damages and punitive damages as well, but Liman previously ruled that those were not available under federal law.

— Gene Maddaus, Variety, 26 Aug. 2026
In May, Judge Darren Steele ruled that the golfer’s drug history would be included in the trial, per court records, despite arguments from Woods’ attorney claiming that they should be kept out, in part for privacy.

— Anna Lazarus Caplan, PEOPLE, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of ruled

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Its foray into dealmaking has led many in media to wonder if Netflix could be on the hunt for another opportunity.

— Sarah Whitten, CNBC, 28 Aug. 2026
Mladic first led a Serb insurgency in Croatia before taking over the Bosnian Serb army that was backed by Serbia and then-President Slobodan Milosevic, who also died in the custody of the Hague court in 2006 while on trial for genocide.

— Jovana Gec, Los Angeles Times, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of led

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Throughout his childhood, a regency of family members and Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni oversaw his reign, The Daily Monitor reported.

— Adam England, PEOPLE, 28 Aug. 2026
Léon oversaw the vineyard planting, expansion of the wine cellar, aging process, and staff training.

— Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of oversaw

Verb

Unrivaled remains governed by a 10-player committee, who advise on decisions such as travel and expansion.

— Sara Germano, Sportico.com, 26 Aug. 2026
Still, Madison’s argument for them recognized the ways in which the people running each branch of government would try to maneuver for supremacy and the impact that would have on the people being governed.

— Tracy Grant, Encyclopedia Britannica, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of governed

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In order to prevent any possible interference with the then upcoming Lunar Orbiter 2, NASA commanded it to crash into the farside of the moon during the vessel’s 577th orbit on October 29.

— Adam Kovac, Scientific American, 23 Aug. 2026
In the second quarter of this year, the show commanded more than 92 million viewers across linear TV and syndication.

— Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 19 Aug. 2026

Definition of commanded

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The authors note that such items are extremely rare and hence very costly; such transactions would not usually be handled via public social media posts.

— Jennifer Ouellette, ArsTechnica, 24 Aug. 2026
Sky forward-center Azura Stevens opened the team’s press availability, saying that security handled a fan incident and that the team was going to focus on the game.

— Ryan Canfield OutKick, FOXNews.com, 24 Aug. 2026

Definition of handled

Verb

Americans have generally managed to keep their credit scores intact despite grappling with high prices and economic worries, but don't let that fool you into thinking consumers are all okay.

— Medora Lee, USA Today, 25 Aug. 2026
Trainor is managed by Nikola Barisic for Bond Artist Management and represented by Aaron Rosenberg for Myman Greenspan Fox Rosenberg Mobasser Younger & Light LLP.

— Jem Aswad, Variety, 25 Aug. 2026

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