Synonyms of executive

executive 1 of 2

adjective

ig-ˈze-k(y)ə-tiv 

as in administrative

suited for or relating to the directing of things

the executive skills needed to manage a large business office

Synonyms & Similar Words

• administrative
• managerial
• directorial
• ministerial
• supervisory
• official
• governmental
• parliamentary
• bureaucratic
• regulatory
• authoritarian
• despotic
• dictatorial

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• nonsupervisory
• nonmanagerial

executive

2 of 2

noun

as in manager

a person who manages or directs something

a program that teaches company executives how to better manage their staffs

Synonyms & Similar Words

• manager
• director
• administrator
• superintendent
• supervisor
• administrant
• exec
• president
• commissioner
• officer
• leader
• archon
• official
• chief
• boss
• minister
• comanager
• codirector
• head
• middle manager
• co-organizer
• boardman

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of executive

Adjective

When a bank has an open C-suite seat, the instinct is to canvass the market, or hire an executive recruiter, to find a banker to fill it. — Paul Davis, Forbes.com, 16 Oct. 2026

Whalefall executive prodcuer Doug Merrifield, whose credits include the Free Willy films, joined Duffield, Kraus and Imagine Entertainment’s Allen Mandelbaum in emphasizing that the whale is not the villain in the movie. — Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 16 Oct. 2026

Noun

But her role has been established and, like other top WBD executives invited into the Skydance leadership ranks, Dungey, who had time on her most recent contract, also is believed to have signed a new multi-year deal. — Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 9 Oct. 2026

That last figure is the one most likely to catch fashion executives off guard. — Lauren Schuster, Charlotte Observer, 9 Oct. 2026