COADJUTOR Synonyms: 78 Similar and Opposite Words

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noun

ˌkō-ə-ˈjü-tər

Definition of coadjutor

as in assistant

a person who helps a more skilled person he was appointed coadjutor to the president

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adjective

as in junior

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Noun

Schnurr came to Cincinnati in 2008 as coadjutor archbishop and took over as archbishop about a year later, upon the retirement of former Archbishop Daniel Pilarczyk. — Dan Horn, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025 By 1997, he was named coadjutor archbishop of Buenos Aires, assuming full leadership of the archdiocese the following year. — Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Apr. 2025 Curry, bishop coadjutor, currently assists retiring Bishop Sloan. — al, 1 Dec. 2020 Anchorage’s former archbishop, Paul Etienne, was appointed to that position in 2016 and moved to Seattle in 2019 to serve as the coadjutor archbishop there. — Tess Williams, Anchorage Daily News, 20 May 2020

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Noun

In Facebook groups for Astro owners, users have complained of diminished customer service and griped that Amazon's AIexa+ AI assistant isn't supported on Astro.

— Annie Palmer, CNBC, 8 Nov. 2026
Newsweek’s reporters and editors used Martyn, our AI assistant, to produce this story.

— Megan Cartwright, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Nov. 2026

Definition of assistant

Adjective

Beck didn’t take over as the full-time starter until his junior season at Georgia and transferred to Miami after regressing during his senior season.

— Ryan Canfield OutKick, FOXNews.com, 12 Nov. 2026
The playmakers are junior Will Thigpen (32 ypc, 12 TDs) and senior Baker Costar (24 ypc, 7 TDs).

— Chris Hays, The Orlando Sentinel, 11 Nov. 2026

Definition of junior

Noun

But that hasn’t stopped out-of-state reenactors from worrying their muskets will be confiscated at the George Washington Bridge, says Justin Costantino, adjutant of the Long Island Companies of the 3rd New York Regiment.

— Allen G. Breed, Los Angeles Times, 14 May 2026
In the months since fellow senior Legion executives suspended Abrahamson without pay from his statewide adjutant job in April, a number of the roughly 8,000 members in Idaho have called for a change in leadership.

— Kevin Fixler, Idaho Statesman, 13 July 2024

Definition of adjutant

Adjective

Murphy, a Navy veteran and former deputy mayor of Tabernacle, defeated physician and surgeon Robert Lebovics, Army veteran and state trooper Richard Tabor, and political reporter Alex Zdan in the June primary.

— Frederick Sutton Sinclair, CBS News, 2 Nov. 2026
The cruise began in Northern Ireland in 2024 The ship arrived in Sihanoukville last Friday and was scheduled to depart Wednesday, according to a statement from Long Dimanche, the deputy governor of Preah Sihanouk province.

— Sopheng Cheang, Los Angeles Times, 28 Oct. 2026

Definition of deputy

Noun

While Pentagon funding is the most obvious must for some Republicans, others would push to include measures to address the cost of living, elections, farm aid, and more.

— Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 11 Nov. 2026
He’s charged with two counts of leaving the scene of an accident, failure to render aid, and failure to obey a traffic control signal.

— Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 11 Nov. 2026

Definition of aid

Noun

As part of the program, IBM will participate in a new City Colleges apprenticeship program to support 500 students to work at the innovation center over the next five years, hiring at least 180 apprentice alumni to reach its employment target.

— Robert Channick, Chicago Tribune, 6 Nov. 2026
In 2025, Google committed $10 million to the Electrical Training Alliance to help train more than 100,000 electricians and 30,000 new apprentices within five years.

— Phillip Marangella, Forbes.com, 5 Nov. 2026

Definition of apprentice

Noun

Brad Pitt revises his Oscar-winning role as Booth, a stuntman and sidekick to Leonardo DiCaprio’s Rick Dalton in the original 2019 film.

— Pete Hammond, Deadline, 23 Oct. 2026
Moreno will be joined on the honoree roster by Guillermo Rodríguez, the beloved sidekick of Jimmy Kimmel on his long-running late-night show, who will receive an Alegría Award.

— Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of sidekick

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