HEADMEN Synonyms: 75 Similar and Opposite Words

headmen

noun

plural of headman

as in leaders

the person (as an employer or supervisor) who tells people and especially workers what to do as headman at the newspaper 20 years ago, he hired the then-promising young reporter who won this year's Pulitzer Prize for investigative reporting

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Recent Examples of headmen Then, in 2023, Bhumjaithai secured control of the powerful Ministry of Interior, which oversees local governance in Thailand, including more than 70,000 village headmen. — Duncan McCargo, Foreign Affairs, 24 Aug. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for headmen

Noun

Business leaders can’t predict their way through today’s turbulent environment—and should stop trying.

— Danny Vincent, Fortune, 9 Sep. 2026
Evans walked into the 49ers locker room, with a lot of veteran leaders, and has fit in well.

— Vic Tafur, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026

Definition of leaders

Noun

Customers were very important; workers, foremen.

— Michael Kilian, USA Today, 15 Apr. 2026
For years after that, TCU alums who had served as Ranch Week foremen or queen would proudly include it on resumes, in professional biographies or when running for office.

— Matt Leclercq, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 Aug. 2025

Definition of foremen

Noun

That's shifting the organizational structure, giving many security chiefs a direct line to the CEO instead of the chief information officer, said Meredith Griffanti, global head of cybersecurity and data privacy communications at FTI Consulting.

— Samantha Subin, CNBC, 5 Sep. 2026
Security chiefs at financial companies say 30% to 50% of their time goes to regulatory compliance that could be better spent dealing with the real threats.

— Keegan Crage, Forbes.com, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of chiefs

Noun

The budget at Liverpool has historically been less-easily loosened than at some of their rival clubs, though Hughes succeeded in persuading his bosses to break their transfer record to go big for Wirtz, Isak and Barcola.

— James Pearce, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026
Vanhée ended the night dancing alongside her bosses to a Fatboy Slim set in the pub.

— Lauren Collins, New Yorker, 7 Sep. 2026

Definition of bosses

Noun

In control of the original masters, Sonic Memoir allowed Cole to reclaim her narrative.

— Tina Eves, SPIN, 9 Sep. 2026
Lynx masters terrain DEEP Robotics has released new footage showing its Lynx wheel-legged robot navigating a harsh red desert terrain, highlighting the machine’s ability to operate across loose sand, steep slopes, and uneven ground.

— Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 7 Sep. 2026

Definition of masters

Noun

Lukas was escorting commanders from Barksdale Air Force Base.

— Karissa Waddick, USA Today, 6 Sep. 2026
The aircraft’s multi-role design also gives commanders greater flexibility in employing it for different missions rather than limiting it to the traditional air-superiority role associated with earlier Eagle variants.

— Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of commanders

Noun

At least as early as 2021, managers were warning that despite ongoing efforts to add new antennas to DSN, the agency cannot reach all deep-space missions at once.

— Elizabeth Howell, Space.com, 6 Sep. 2026
But for the users of AI models and services, it's created complexity and chaos as CEOs and IT managers spend an outsized amount of time and resources comparing costs and capabilities to avoid getting left behind.

— Jonathan Vanian, CNBC, 6 Sep. 2026