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

Petersen retired in June alongside Deputy Chief Michelle Sumstad, leaving Interim Police Chief Doug Brinkley without either of the department’s two deputy chiefs. — Ben Wheeler, Kansas City Star, 22 Aug. 2026

Some CFOs have decided to retire while other finance chiefs are being tapped to steer turnarounds or AI initiatives, for example. — Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 21 Aug. 2026

Rumbelow called out members for publicizing its issues with the chiefs and the department. — Fousia Abdullahi, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 19 Aug. 2026

The arrangement includes a new organization, to be overseen by a secretariat in Saudi Arabia, and regular meetings among the foreign and defense ministers of the three countries, along with their military chiefs. — Arash Azizi, The Atlantic, 13 Aug. 2026

Those details came from chiefs and warriors who once rode with Crazy Horse. — John Lauritsen, CBS News, 13 Aug. 2026

If there is a crime or incident that occurs that is not an imminent threat to life or property, officers must ask permission from the moderator to investigate that incident, local police chiefs said. — Livi Stanford, Hartford Courant, 6 Aug. 2026

During the medieval period, parts of the region also came under the Ballal chiefs of Sullia. — Andrew Pereira, Encyclopedia Britannica, 3 Aug. 2026

His bet is that the same technology unnerving finance chiefs, artificial intelligence, is what finally drags that sector into the modern era. — Boaz Sobrado, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026