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

The lawsuit provides greater insight into changes within the city’s police department, which lost both deputy chiefs while the city continues paying former Chief Adam Dustman after his public resignation. — Ben Wheeler, Kansas City Star, 24 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

And Newsom has often been an ally to the state’s striving technology industry chiefs. — Andrew Graham, Sacbee.com, 19 Sep. 2026

All five service chiefs and 9 in 10 combatant commanders are white men. — Jeremiah Favara, The Conversation, 18 Sep. 2026

In Norwood and North Attleboro their police chiefs are making pleas to keep their cameras rolling. — Mike Sullivan, CBS News, 16 Sep. 2026

That's shifting the organizational structure, giving many security chiefs a direct line to the CEO instead of the chief information officer, said Meredith Griffanti, global head of cybersecurity and data privacy communications at FTI Consulting. — Samantha Subin, CNBC, 5 Sep. 2026

Security chiefs at financial companies say 30% to 50% of their time goes to regulatory compliance that could be better spent dealing with the real threats. — Keegan Crage, Forbes.com, 4 Sep. 2026

As billions pour into the infrastructure behind AI, finance chiefs with experience managing large investment programs are becoming central to how quickly the industry can grow and whether those investments ultimately pay off. — Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 3 Sep. 2026