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executive

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of executive

suited for or relating to the directing of things
  • the executive skills needed to manage a large business office
Synonyms of executive

administrative, directorial, managerial, supervisory
Words Related to executive

bureaucratic, governmental, ministerial, official, parliamentary

regulatory

authoritarian, despotic, dictatorial
Antonyms of executive

nonmanagerial, nonsupervisory

executive

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of executive

a person who manages or directs something
  • a program that teaches company executives how to better manage their staffs
Synonyms of executive

administrant, administrator, archon, director, exec, manager, superintendent, supervisor
Words Related to executive

codirector, comanager, co-organizer

middle manager

boardman, officer, official

commissioner, minister

boss, chief, head, leader, president

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