DIRECTRESS Synonyms: 34 Similar and Opposite Words

directress

noun

Definition of directress

as in director

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Recent Examples of directress Christine Trimmer, a lower elementary directress who works with children ages six to nine, said Normile frequently goes above and beyond the call of duty. — Duard Headley, The Enquirer, 13 Aug. 2020 Tilda Swinton plays Madame Blanc, the vice directress of the school; Chloë Grace Moretz, Mia Goth, and Lutz Ebersdorf also star; and Jessica Harper, the original Suzy, makes an appearance. — Vogue, 23 Aug. 2018

Recent Examples of Synonyms for directress

Noun

This is an exciting step forward for Eisenberg the director, who had a breakthrough a couple of years ago with the lovely A Real Pain, which earned co-star Kieran Culkin an Academy Award.

— Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 6 Sep. 2026
The school’s athletic director told Front Office Sports last month Tarleton has had conversations with multiple FBS leagues and wants to move up within the next five years.

— Manny Navarro, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2026

Definition of director

Noun

If a manager requests an update while someone at home needs help, don’t try to satisfy both through vague reassurance.

— Tarot.com, Sun Sentinel, 12 Sep. 2026
That page also outlines how the agency helped emergency managers assess the damage in New York City just after the attacks and discusses some of the ways NASA has honored 9/11 victims and their families over the years.

— Mike Wall, Space.com, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of manager

Noun

New Hampshire’s premier Senate race is on after party leaders secured their top choices in what’s shaping up to be one of the tightest contests in the entire country come November.

— Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 9 Sep. 2026
Singapore pays its political leaders high salaries to attract talent and deter graft, but the issue is thorny in the city-state, where the median wage worker made S$5,775 ($736) a month in 2025.

— Reuters, NBC news, 9 Sep. 2026

Definition of leader

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Wachner had been once highly lauded as a musician who recorded over a dozen albums of his own and other composers' music, and had been twice-nominated for Grammy Awards as a conductor.

— Anastasia Tsioulcas, NPR, 9 Sep. 2026
Kill Current is rooted in the issues shaping today’s world — semi-conductors, global supply chains, technological and information warfare.

— Matt Grobar, Deadline, 9 Sep. 2026