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

Perhaps most important, with the liberal grassroots awaiting a Presidential primary to come, lower-wattage figures (Hakeem Jeffries, Chuck Schumer) are now in charge. — Benjamin Wallace-Wells, New Yorker, 4 Nov. 2026

Platte County Clerk The clerk is in charge of official records of the minutes, contracts and legal documents of the Platte County Commission, according to the county website. — The Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 3 Nov. 2026

Within weeks, the UN withdrew most of its 600 staff members, leaving the United States fully in charge. — S. C. M. Paine, Foreign Affairs, 3 Nov. 2026

On the latest edition of Deadline’s Doc Talk podcast, we’re joined by the man in charge of the festival, Hot Springs Documentary Film Institute executive director Ken Jacobson. — Matthew Carey, Deadline, 3 Nov. 2026