Synonyms of chiefs

chiefs

noun

plural of chief

1

as in bodies

the main or greater part of something as distinguished from its subordinate parts

the chief of the estate was left to the eldest son

Synonyms & Similar Words

• bodies
• weights
• cores
• masses
• staples
• majorities
• bulks
• mains
• roots
• generalities
• bottoms
• essences
• hearts
• burdens
• centers
• substances
• brunts
• wholes
• matters
• natures
• subjects
• meats
• sums
• foci
• entireties
• souls
• amounts
• kernels
• hubs
• totals
• affairs
• seats
• hefts
• nuclei
• marrows
• aggregates
• middles
• topics
• stuff
• themes
• texts
• sum totals
• nuts
• quanta
• motifs
• arguments
• pitches
• totalities
• piths
• essentialities
• gists
• points
• nubs
• quintessences
• purports
• cruxes

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• elements
• accessories
• components
• extensions
• parts
• constituents
• ingredients
• sections
• appendages
• divisions
• pieces
• offshoots
• segments
• adjuncts
• sides
• features
• aspects
• qualities
• angles
• facets

2

as in leaders

the person (as an employer or supervisor) who tells people and especially workers what to do

our chief is out on a business trip right now

Synonyms & Similar Words

• leaders
• bosses
• foremen
• captains
• commanders
• masters
• managers
• directors
• lords
• heads
• headmen
• administrators
• supervisors
• superintendents
• overseers
• executives
• honchos
• jefes
• helmsmen
• governors
• presidents
• kingpins
• generals
• taskmasters
• principals
• rulers
• kings
• stewards
• boss men
• superiors
• princes
• magnates
• overlords
• sovereigns
• mistresses
• barons
• potentates
• employers
• skippers
• bigwigs
• hierarchs
• leadmen
• czars
• figureheads
• standard-bearers
• higher-ups
• dominators
• moguls
• straw bosses
• big guns
• directresses
• top dogs
• subchiefs
• coleaders
• top guns
• gaffers
• big cheeses
• gangers
• coheads
• micromanagers
• subdirectors

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• subordinates
• subjects
• dependents
• juniors
• secondaries
• underlings
• inferiors

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of chiefs

While the streaming giant still lords over its rivals in the subscription space and co-chiefs Ted Sarandos and Greg Peters command an annual content spending budget of $20 billion, Wall Street arguably has viewed this as an off year for Netflix. — Erik Hayden, HollywoodReporter, 9 Oct. 2026

Neither Dan Heizman, president of Local 42, which represents those with the rank of captain and below, nor Clay Calvin, president of Local 3808, which represents division and battalion chiefs, responded to requests for comment. — Kansas City Star, 9 Oct. 2026

His security chiefs disagreed, warning the delay could endanger the hostages. — Jeremy Diamond, CNN Money, 8 Oct. 2026

As community leaders called chiefs of households, residents rose smiling to collect their kits. — ABC News, 6 Oct. 2026

The South's joint chiefs said Saturday the military stepped up surveillance and vigilance for possible further launches from the North and was closely sharing information with the United States and Japan. — Arkansas Online, 4 Oct. 2026

Warner Bros Motion Picture chiefs De Luca and Pamela Abdy are departing. — Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 2 Oct. 2026

But unions and studio chiefs celebrated last week’s developments. — Gene Maddaus, Variety, 30 Sep. 2026

Several chiefs were in the front row of the crowd as the governors approved the directive during a December convening at the National Aquarium in Baltimore. — Christine Condon, Baltimore Sun, 23 Sep. 2026