CHAIRS Synonyms: 54 Similar and Opposite Words

chairs

noun

Definition of chairs next

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 ceiling fans, wicker chairs, ceramic lamps? —

Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 26 Mar. 2026 One of those chairs hit her daughter Indy, then 5. —

Jami Ganz, New York Daily News, 25 Mar. 2026 Haddad co-chairs the Higher Education Subcommittee of the legislature’s Appropriations Committee. —

Emilia Otte, Hartford Courant, 25 Mar. 2026 Short sentences, subtext that carries more weight than the dialogue, two chairs, the landscape of our village. —

Jd Linville, Variety, 24 Mar. 2026 Cardi stands on the edge of the room as the women straddle chairs backward, tightening their core muscles and wrapping their ankles around the back in order to control their slow descent to the ground. —

Jazmine Hughes, Allure, 24 Mar. 2026 There were simple wooden tables and chairs spread out with plenty of room, and big windows let in a lot of natural light, which kept it from feeling too dark or heavy. —

Evan Moore, Charlotte Observer, 24 Mar. 2026 The indoor-outdoor space, playfully dubbed the Galactic Deck, is one of many otherworldly touches at the dazzling five-story office, where managers meet on meditation chairs, murals depict cosmic portals, and floors have names like Conscious Creators and Energy Engineers. —

Ingrid Abramovitch, Architectural Digest, 24 Mar. 2026 Last year, Politico reported on leaked Telegram chats spanning seven months from leaders of Young Republican chapters in several states—chairs, vice chairs, and committee members exchanging racist and anti-Semitic messages. —

Peter Wehner, The Atlantic, 23 Mar. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for chairs

Noun

With seven Republican members of the Oklahoma Legislature campaigning for statewide office, GOP leaders have kept those lawmakers in their leadership positions or as committee chairpersons, a reversal of policies instituted by previous House speakers or Senate pro tempores.

— Paul Monies, Oklahoma Watch, 21 Jan. 2026
Menin, an Upper East Side Democrat who’s seen as a centrist counterweight to Mayor Mamdani’s administration, is expected to make the appointments at a Council meeting Thursday where picks for all of the body’s other committee chairpersons will also be announced, the sources said.

— Chris Sommerfeldt, New York Daily News, 15 Jan. 2026