Thesaurus
head
Synonyms and Antonyms of head
highest in rank or authority
controlling, directing, managing, officiating, overseeing, regnant, reigning, ruling, supervisory
main, major, paramount, predominant, predominate, sovereign (also sovran)
ascendant (also ascendent), dominant, grand, superior, topmost, upmost, upper, uppermost
in charge
head
Synonyms and Antonyms of head
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the upper or front part of the body that contains the brain, the major sense organs, and the mouth
2
the place of leadership or command
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a light mass of fine bubbles formed in or on a liquid
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a member of the human race
son of man
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a time or state of affairs requiring prompt or decisive action
moment of truth, point of no return
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the beginning part of a stream
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the highest part or point
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the normal or healthy condition of the mental abilities
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the part of a person that feels, thinks, perceives, wills, and especially reasons
belfry, gray matter, intellect, intelligence, loaf [British slang], noodle, reason, skull
acumen, alertness, astuteness, brilliance, insight, judgment (or judgement), mentality, perception, perspicacity, sagacity, sapience, wisdom, wit
awareness, cognizance, consciousness, self-awareness, self-consciousness
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the person (as an employer or supervisor) who tells people and especially workers what to do
administrator, commander, director, executive, general, governor, hierarch, higher-up
leadman, manager, overseer, principal, skipper, standard-bearer, steward, straw boss, superintendent, superior, supervisor
dominator, lord, overlord, potentate, ruler, sovereign (also sovran)
baron, czar (also tsar), king, magnate, mogul, president, prince
big cheese, big gun, bigwig, top dog, top gun
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a bank of earth constructed to control water
dam, dike, embankment, levee
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a room furnished with a fixture for flushing body waste
garderobe, jakes, outhouse, privy
ladies [chiefly British], ladies' room, men's room
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a person who regularly uses drugs especially illegally
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a person with a strong and habitual liking for something
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a word or series of words often in larger letters placed at the beginning of a passage or at the top of a page in order to introduce or categorize
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a special and usually inborn ability
head
Synonyms and Antonyms of head
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to go on a specified course or in a certain direction
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to be at the front of
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to be in charge of
call the shots (of), call the tune (for), ride herd on, watch over
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to be positioned along a certain course or in a certain direction
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to point or turn (something) toward a target or goal
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to serve as leader of
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to cut off the head of
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