OVERSEE Synonyms: 101 Similar and Opposite Words

oversee

verb

ˌō-vər-ˈsē

Definition of oversee

as in to supervise

to look after and make decisions about will oversee the new manufacturing division

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as in to handle

to be in charge of looking for someone to oversee the project from start to finish

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as in to watch

to take charge of especially on behalf of another oversee the household until Dad gets home

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as in to examine

to look over closely (as for judging quality or condition) her job was to oversee each and every dish before it left the kitchen and was served to a customer

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Recent Examples of oversee The company also oversees xAI, which offers a chatbot in competition with the likes of OpenAI's ChatGPT and Anthropic's Claude. — ABC News, 20 Oct. 2026 Yao also oversees Aloha Poke & Ramen which is located in the same shopping plaza. — Emma Hall, Sacbee.com, 20 Oct. 2026 In the early nineteen-eighties, though, the Taiwanese government recruited him to oversee a new technology initiative. — Gideon Lewis-Kraus, New Yorker, 19 Oct. 2026 Sonoma-Marin Area Rail Transit oversees the southern portion of the project, which runs along a commuter rail line. — Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 19 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for oversee

Recent Examples of Synonyms for oversee

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Children under 12 must be accompanied by a supervising companion who is at least 14 years old.

— Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 22 Oct. 2026
The California Department of State Hospitals contracts with Liberty Healthcare to supervise people convicted of specific crimes and who also struggle with significant mental health conditions.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of supervise

Verb

Seventy-one percent also doubt that his village cooperatives policy—which plans to establish hubs in roughly 80,000 communities to handle basic-goods distribution, savings, and other rural services—would succeed.

— Jay Ganglani, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2026
The case remains under investigation and is being handled by the Sheriff’s Department Homicide Division, according to Arcadia police.

— Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of handle

Verb

In practice, that means juniors sitting in on meetings to watch colleagues interrogate the numbers, being present when real decisions get made, and gaining experience in different departments.

— Sam Birchall, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2026
Rams watching the panic meter This season certainly hasn’t gone according to plan for the Rams.

— Andy Scholes, CNN Money, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of watch

Verb

Chinese researchers have examined Russia’s use of reconnaissance drones to locate targets and direct strikes.

— Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 25 Oct. 2026
Investigators examined allegations involving more than 300 victims spanning from 1950 through 2011.

— Judy L. Thomas, Kansas City Star, 25 Oct. 2026

Definition of examine

Verb

Union Berlin managed to draw at Augsburg 1-1 after a player from each was sent off in separate incidents.

— ABC News, ABC News, 24 Oct. 2026
The winner will gain one of five seats on the board that runs the highway district, which is responsible for building, managing and maintaining local roads and bridges countywide — as well as setting ACHD’s nearly $260 million annual budget.

— Mark Dee, Idaho Statesman, 24 Oct. 2026

Definition of manage

Verb

That acrobatic catch at the end of the end zone was reviewed by instant replay and deemed a TD.

— Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 24 Oct. 2026
The Coastal Commission — which has been inundated in recent weeks with media questions and emergency permit requests amid record-breaking flooding from El Niño and tropical storms — is reviewing the draft findings.

— Rosanna Xia, Los Angeles Times, 24 Oct. 2026

Definition of review

Verb

Betsy Smith, the head of the Central Park Conservancy, the nonprofit which operates the park, cheered the passage of the bill.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 23 Oct. 2026
Such facilities successfully operate today, prioritizing community leadership, transparency, compensation and quiet all at once.

— Neil Chatterjee, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of operate

Verb

Animals within that zone must be inspected and, if necessary, treated before being moved.

— Deirdre Bardolf, FOXNews.com, 24 Oct. 2026
City crews have also been clearing more than 31,000 catch basins and drainage systems and inspecting and reinforcing vulnerable hillsides and burn areas, including Pacific Palisades, Bass said in a statement.

— Alex Wigglesworth, Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2026

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