Synonyms of figurehead

figurehead

noun

1

as in puppet

Synonyms & Similar Words

• puppet
• bust
• marionette
• doll
• sculpture
• model
• carving
• dolly
• statuette
• hand puppet
• figurine
• figure
• mannequin
• dummy
• form
• manikin
• mannikin

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• colossus

2

as in leader

Synonyms & Similar Words

• leader
• helmsman
• chief
• captain
• boss
• president
• overseer
• manager
• master
• steward
• kingpin
• foreman
• headman
• principal
• taskmaster
• skipper
• king
• superintendent
• supervisor
• honcho
• prince
• executive
• standard-bearer
• governor
• jefe
• commander
• director
• czar
• leadman
• boss man
• superior
• tsar
• baron
• ruler
• mogul
• general
• straw boss
• head
• administrator
• magnate
• overlord
• sovereign
• potentate
• lord
• dominator
• tzar
• hierarch
• employer
• higher-up
• big gun
• bigwig
• mistress
• top dog
• sovran
• gaffer
• top gun
• directress
• ganger
• coleader
• big cheese
• cohead

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• secondary
• dependent
• subject
• subordinate
• junior
• underling
• inferior

Examples of figurehead in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

But Hogan was only the first of two sports-entertainment figureheads to take the RNC stage Thursday night. —Malia Mendez, Los Angeles Times, 19 July 2024

That calculation gets complicated, however, for my generation, which is growing up under an extremely unpopular Democratic president while the Republican figurehead is so repugnant to people my age. —Kevin Farnsworth, Baltimore Sun, 19 July 2024

DeMint is now more of a figurehead at C.P.I. than an active leader of the organization. —Jonathan Blitzer, The New Yorker, 15 July 2024

All of this left a deep impression on Khaled Meshaal, the leader of Hamas’ Politburo, who was left to ponder how Hamas could survive without its figureheads. —Dalia Hatuqa, Foreign Affairs, 25 Mar. 2017