Synonyms of superintend

superintend

verb

ˌsü-p(ə-)rin-ˈtend 

1

as in to supervise

to be in charge of

superintends the construction of all scenery at the summer theater

Synonyms & Similar Words

• supervise
• oversee
• handle
• manage
• steer
• command
• direct
• control
• head
• watch over
• boss
• order
• guide
• run
• administer
• overlook
• captain
• monitor
• call the tune (for)
• call the shots (of)
• ride herd on
• show
• quarterback
• govern
• shepherd
• preside (over)
• rule
• reign

2

as in to oversee

to look after and make decisions about

homeschooling parents who superintend their children's education

Synonyms & Similar Words

• supervise
• oversee
• manage
• operate
• regulate
• conduct
• control
• handle
• govern
• run
• administer
• keep
• direct
• guide
• tend
• administrate
• protect
• carry on
• preside (over)
• steward
• watch over
• overlook
• steer
• watch
• lead
• safeguard
• care (for)
• guard
• pilot
• mind
• micromanage
• stage-manage
• comanage
• codirect

3

as in to watch

to take charge of especially on behalf of another

whoever's superintending the warehouse will know what's been delivered today

Synonyms & Similar Words

• supervise
• oversee
• watch
• manage
• attend
• tend
• operate
• protect
• control
• guard
• care (for)
• see to
• govern
• conduct
• take care of
• regulate
• look after
• mind
• run
• see after
• guide
• direct
• safeguard
• administrate
• preside (over)
• steward
• mother
• patrol
• shield
• baby
• shepherd
• babysit
• chaperone

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• forget
• ignore
• abandon
• disregard
• neglect
• pass over

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of superintend

Online court records say she has been charged with crimes that include failure to superintend and selling alcohol after legal hours. — Ryan Oehrli july 29, Charlotte Observer, 29 July 2025

Those of us who watched Yellowstone to the last already know the fate of the ranch and the family who superintended it. — Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 23 Feb. 2025

State law and the City Charter bestow upon the governor the power and duty to superintend the mayor. — Christian Browne, New York Daily News, 23 Feb. 2025

The exhibition lays claim to the body as the superintending conceit of Warhol’s corpus—an argument often strained by inclusions here of the Hammer & Sickle (1976) works or allusions to the film Sleep (1964). — Ara H. Merjian, ARTnews.com, 4 Oct. 2024

To superintend the means by which ideas are spread and debated is to superintend those ideas and debates per se. — The Editors, National Review, 6 Sep. 2024

For one thing, there is not that much the superintendent can superintend. — Alan J. Borsuk, Journal Sentinel, 16 Feb. 2024

He was promoted the following year to superintending statistician. — IEEE Spectrum, 21 Nov. 2023