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Synonyms & Antonyms of chief
(Entry 1 of 2)
- our chief priority this year will be cutting the budget
Synonyms for chief
- arch,
- big,
- capital,
- cardinal,
- central,
- dominant,
- first,
- foremost,
- grand,
- great,
- greatest,
- highest,
- key,
- leading,
- main,
- master,
- number one
- (also No. 1),
- numero uno,
- overbearing,
- overmastering,
- overriding,
- paramount,
- predominant,
- preeminent,
- premier,
- primal,
- primary,
- principal,
- prior,
- sovereign
- (also sovran),
- supreme
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- the chief administrator will be retiring soon
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Words Related to chief
- main,
- major,
- paramount,
- predominant,
- predominate,
- sovereign
- (also sovran)
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chief
nounSynonyms & Antonyms of chief (Entry 2 of 2)
- the chief of the estate was left to the eldest son
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- our chief is out on a business trip right now
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The first known use of chief was in the 14th century
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