HONCHOS Synonyms: 120 Similar and Opposite Words

honchos

noun

plural of honcho

as in heavyweights

one of high position or importance within a group the office was all abuzz because some honchos from corporate headquarters were coming for a visit

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as in leaders

the person (as an employer or supervisor) who tells people and especially workers what to do he's definitely the head honcho in that company

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Noun

In Asia, South Korean heavyweights SK Hynix and Samsung Electronics closed down more than 6% and 4%, respectively.

— Sean Conlon,Elsa Ohlen,Justina Lee,Alex Harring, CNBC, 13 Sep. 2026
Ohio State, which beat Texas in the 2024 College Football Playoff and again last year in Columbus, is up next, but more heavyweights follow.

— Sam Khan Jr, New York Times, 10 Sep. 2026

Definition of heavyweights

Noun

Thaci was on trial with three other former KLA leaders who fought Serb forces in the 1998-99 war and are widely regarded as national heroes in Kosovo.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 17 Sep. 2026
That shift catches most finance and engineering leaders off guard, because by the time the question becomes urgent, there’s already a client waiting, a deadline attached and pressure to just get something working.

— Nick Chandi, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2026

Definition of leaders

Noun

Unfortunately, the less said about China’s guards, the better; their main job is to get the ball past half court without turning it over and then feed the bigs.

— Sabreena Merchant, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2026
That is a remarkable incentive, if not catnip, to send Condon to the bigs.

— Troy Renck, Denver Post, 13 Aug. 2026

Definition of bigs

Noun

The album also features cameos by heavies from Gojira, Lamb of God, Queens of the Stone Age, and Clutch.

— Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 26 Aug. 2026
In any year, in any culture, there are no antagonists (save for Nazis) better suited as action cinema heavies; rooting against child trafficking lowlifes is moral, easy, and best of all, a completely guiltless pleasure.

— Andy Crump, IndieWire, 15 June 2026

Definition of heavies

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

The idea, according to officials, would bring $500 million to the city’s coffers annually, paid primarily by bigwigs who get to enjoy city life but don’t pay city income taxes.

— Anthony Izaguirre, Fortune, 13 Aug. 2026
Stevens boasts the support of a growing list of establishment bigwigs—including Michigan’s governor, Gretchen Whitmer, and the state’s outgoing senator, Gary Peters—who clearly view her as more electable.

— Jon Allsop, New Yorker, 3 Aug. 2026

Definition of bigwigs

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

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