CHAIRS Synonyms: 54 Similar and Opposite Words

chairs

noun

plural of chair

as in chairpersons

a person in charge of a meeting all questions and comments should be directed to the chair

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as in helms

the place of leadership or command the chair of the English department at the university

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ranks

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Recent Examples of chairs The product line is a collaboration between designers from both brands and consists of furniture ranging from seating and storage to stools, chairs, display cases, and other gaming accessories. — Bee Wertheimer, PC Magazine, 2 Oct. 2026 There appears to be some talks as to exactly what De Luca and Abdy’s role will be in the new entity, however, the duo weren’t contracted to report into other motion picture chairs, rather the CEO. — Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 2 Oct. 2026 This interior also features reshaped seats lined with an extra layer of memory foam, individual rear outer chairs and jewelry-quality anodized metal switchgear throughout. — New Atlas, 2 Oct. 2026 Taylor & Byrne is new, all glass and light; Cathcarts is dark wood and padded chairs; one assumes that earlier teams have occupied the space going back a century or more. — Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2026 The bedroom is simple and quiet, with a furry upholstered bed and vintage Fabio Lenci chairs in front of it. — Camille Okhio, Architectural Digest, 30 Sep. 2026 Computer science professor Zico Kolter chairs OpenAI’s Safety and Security Committee (SSC), which is charged with assessing safety during training and ahead of deployment. — Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 30 Sep. 2026 Its kitchen could barely fit two people, and there was only one table with a few chairs. — Laura Rodríguez Presa, Chicago Tribune, 26 Sep. 2026 Large sections of chairs in the hall were empty as delegations filed out in protest of Iranian aggression. — Robin Wright, New Yorker, 26 Sep. 2026

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Noun

There have been four different PCB chairpersons since 2022 and each has brought in a different vision and a new set of executives to run the board.

— Ahsan Iftikhar Nagi, New York Times, 18 Aug. 2026
The existing committee chairpersons are tasked with facilitating meetings and placing items on their agendas.

— Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 27 May 2026

Definition of chairpersons

Noun

And that means Republican committee chairmen and leaders control any effort to curtail them — not rank-and-file Democrats.

— Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 21 Sep. 2026
Several groups have filed amicus briefs in support of ABC, including the Foundation for Equal Rights and Expression, and another from a group of former FCC chairmen, commissioners and staffers.

— Ted Johnson, Deadline, 17 Sep. 2026

Definition of chairmen

Noun

The heads of the three leading artificial intelligence labs called for slowing down how fast AI models improve, and chipmakers took the hit.

— Tony Zhang, CNBC, 30 Sep. 2026
Other East African countries – Rwanda, Burundi, South Sudan, and Tanzania – sent heads of delegation to represent their heads of state at the ceremony.

— Evelyne Musambi, Fortune, 30 Sep. 2026

Definition of heads

Noun

Chivayo's Rolls-Royces, private aircraft, designer shoes, luxury watches, shopping trips abroad and multimillion-dollar gifts were a constant presence on social media, while his relationships with presidents gave him visibility far beyond Zimbabwe.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 2 Oct. 2026
After the Supreme Court ruled and allowed the execution to take place, with three justices nominated by Democratic presidents dissenting, the botched execution occurred on Wednesday night.

— Molly Parks, The Washington Examiner, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of presidents

Noun

Motorola invented the mobile phone, but by the time Brown was handed the reins, its cellphone business had been outpaced by Nokia and Samsung.

— Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson, semafor.com, 25 Sep. 2026
Feltrin, who will complete his term in October, is expected to hand over the reins to Elia Vismara, who has been chairman of his family’s glass firm Vismaravetro since 2025.

— Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 23 Sep. 2026

Definition of reins

Noun

In the end, voters are choosing people for important jobs that don’t come with polite moderators and audience applause cues.

— Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board, The Orlando Sentinel, 23 Sep. 2026
Some immersive experiences feel valuable only while new rooms, objects, events and moderators keep arriving; revenue may grow linearly while production cost compounds.

— Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of moderators

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