Synonyms of in charge

in charge

phrase

as in presiding

highest in rank or authority

The team member in charge led the morning meeting.

Synonyms & Similar Words

• presiding
• top
• chief
• high
• foremost
• supreme
• primary
• first
• leading
• commanding
• lead
• senior
• principal
• prime
• premier
• head
• supereminent
• preeminent
• main
• managing
• high-level
• reigning
• predominate
• ruling
• predominant
• controlling
• officiating
• grand
• superior
• paramount
• dominant
• supervisory
• sovereign
• overseeing
• upper
• major
• directing
• regnant
• uppermost
• ascendant
• upmost
• topmost

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• less
• secondary
• last
• second
• subsidiary
• inferior
• lower
• subordinate
• lesser
• under
• assisting
• ancillary
• assistant
• junior
• deputy
• lowly
• coadjutor

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of in charge

Many had thought the 57-year-old could guide Les Bleus to the title again in what was always going to be his last summer in charge of the team. — Ben Church, CNN Money, 15 July 2026

And this is where a head coach with a politician’s gift for spin will remind you why coach and program never fully embraced each other during his dozen years in charge. — Pete Sampson, New York Times, 15 July 2026

Ferrarini, who wasn’t present on the boat and was in charge of handling the crisis from afar, received two years and 10 months. — Caroline Blair, PEOPLE, 15 July 2026

Not sure who was in charge, but Major League Soccer has been invisible since the start of this tournament. — Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 July 2026